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Crayfish and Two Shrimps by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1835-1845. Humans make many uses of arthropods, including as food, in art, in stories, and in mythology and religion. Many of these aspects concern insects, which are important both economically and symbolically, from the work of honeybees to the scarabs of Ancient Egypt.
In Greek mythology, Deioneus (/ d aɪ ˈ oʊ n iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Δηιονεύς means "ravager" [1]) or Deion (/ ˈ d aɪ. ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Δηίων) is a name attributed to the following individuals: Deioneus, king of Phocis and son of King Aeolus of Aeolia and Enarete, daughter of Deimachus. [2]
Sculda (after Skuld from Norse mythology) is an extinct genus of mantis shrimp known from the late Jurassic to late Cretaceous of Germany and Lebanon. Although several species have been assigned to it, some are now deemed dubious or moved to different genera. It was a moderate-sized crustacean, measuring no more than 50 mm (2.0 in) long.
In Greek mythology Arachne was a talented mortal weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest; this hubris resulted in her being transformed into a spider. Jorōgumo: Spider Japan: A spider demon who can shapeshift into a seductive woman.
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
In Greek mythology, Nerites (Greek: Νηρίτης, romanized: Nērítēs) was a minor sea deity, the son of "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris [1] and brother of the fifty Nereids (apparently their only male sibling). He was described as a young boy of stunning beauty.
Within the mythology of indie-rock, the story of Kim Deal joining Pixies has practically ascended to the level of scripture. ... A Super Bowl in New Orleans is a great excuse to make shrimp po'boy ...
The Denglong has ten characteristics that resembles animals: horns like a deer, head like a camel, ears like a cat, eyes like a shrimp, mouth like a donkey, hair like a lion, neck like a snake, belly like a Shen, scales like a koi, front paws like an eagle, and rear paws like a tiger. Denglong on a Confucian Temple On a huabiao