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  2. Cultural depictions of spiders - Wikipedia

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    The banana spider myth claims that the Huntsman spider lays its eggs in banana flower blossoms, resulting in spiders inside the tip of bananas, waiting to terrorize an unsuspecting consumer. This is supposed to explain why monkeys allegedly peel bananas from the "wrong" end. [140]

  3. Howler monkey gods - Wikipedia

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    Possible howler monkey statue, temple 11, Copan. Among the Classic Mayas, the howler monkey god was a major deity of the arts—including music—and a patron of the artisans, especially of the scribes and sculptors. [1] As such, his sphere of influence overlapped with that of the Tonsured Maize God. The monkey patrons—there are often two of ...

  4. Monkeys in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese language has numerous words meaning "simian; monkey; ape", some of which have diachronically changed meanings in reference to different simians. For instance, Chinese xingxing 猩猩 was originally named "a mythical creature with a human face and pig body", and became the modern name for the "orangutan".

  5. Is Seeing a Spider a Good Omen? What To Know About the ... - AOL

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    Spider in a web Spiders have woven their way into the mystical traditions and spiritual beliefs across cultures for centuries. These eight-legged architects of the natural world hold deep symbolic ...

  6. List of Journey to the West characters - Wikipedia

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    Diorama at Haw Par Villa, Singapore, depicting two of the Spider Demonesses trying to seduce Tang Sanzang. The Spider Demonesses (蜘蛛精) are seven spider yaoguai sisters based in Silk Cave (盤絲洞) at Silk Ridge (盤絲嶺). Tang Sanzang stumbles upon their thatched hut while begging for alms and tries to leave after suspecting that they ...

  7. Quetzalcōātl - Wikipedia

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    Animals thought to represent Quetzalcoatl include resplendent quetzals, rattlesnakes (coatl meaning "serpent" in Nahuatl), crows, and macaws. In his form as Ehecatl he is the wind, and is represented by spider monkeys, ducks, and the wind itself. [8] In his form as the morning star, Venus, he is also depicted as a harpy eagle. [9]

  8. 5 hidden messages on the dollar bill

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    We come in contact with it all the time, but the markings on the one-dollar bill remain shrouded in mystery. Until now. 1. The Creature. In the upper-right corner of the bill, above the left of ...

  9. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Drider – Half-Drow half-spider, a "monster that looks like a centaur only with the bottom half of a spider instead of a horse." [20] Gnoll – Vicious hybrid with human-like body and hyena-like head. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons and then spread to other franchises including Warcraft and Pathfinder.