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In African mythology, the spider is personified as a trickster character in African traditional folklore. The most popular version of the West African spider trickster is Kwaku Ananse of the Ashanti, anglicized as Aunt Nancy (or Sister Nancy) in the West Indies and some other parts of the Americas, to name a few of many incarnations. [22]
As of August 2019 it contains four species, found only in Indonesia and the Philippines: [1] Orthrus bicolor Simon, 1900 – Philippines; Orthrus calilungae Barrion, 1998 – Philippines; Orthrus muluensis Wanless, 1980 – Borneo; Orthrus palawanensis Wanless, 1980 – Philippines
The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...
Arachne (/ ə ˈ r æ k n iː /; from Ancient Greek: Ἀράχνη, romanized: Arákhnē, lit. 'spider', cognate with Latin araneus) [1] is the protagonist of a tale in Greek mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE), which is the earliest extant source for the story. [2]
Cocalus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846, and is named after Cocalus, a Sicilian king of Greek mythology. [2]At least one species, Cocalus gibbosus, does not adhere to spider silk and will sometimes invade the webs of other spiders and stalk across the webs to feed on them, [3] preferring spiders over insects in its diet. [4]
In Seneca mythology, Djieien is a monstrous spider six feet tall. It could not be killed because it had hidden its heart underground. The great hero Othegwenhda discovered Dijien's heart and so killed it. [1] Djieien figures in the tale of Hagowanen and Ot'hegwenhda. [2]
Gizo, also known as Gizzo, is a spider trickster figure present in the traditional religion of the Hausa people, who are situated in the Sahelian regions and are in large numbers in Nigeria, Niger, Ivory Coast, and Benin. [1] Like many cultural depictions of spiders in African mythology, Gizo is a mythic hero. [2] [3]