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Apparition of the Spider Princess Depicting a Tsuchigumo (top right) Woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. The Tsuchigumo (translated as "Earth spiders") [d] of Japan, is a mythical, supernatural creature faced by the legendary Minamoto no Raiko. Depending on the version of the story, the Tsuchigumo was able to take the visage of either a boy or ...
Anansi or Ananse (/ ə ˈ n ɑː n s i / ə-NAHN-see; literally translates to spider) is an Akan folktale character associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider, in Akan folklore. [1]
Bee – a mythical creature; Buzz – a bee mascot for the Georgia Institute of Technology; Flooty – a butterfly in Suzy's Zoo; Emmet – a heraldic beast; Loopy – a bee mascot from Honey Loops cereal; Mundi - a ladybug from Doki; Jollibee – a red bee who is the mascot of the fast-food company of the same name. Tickle – a ladybug in ...
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]
The giant spider-like figure of the tsuchigumo as a oni-like yōkai first appeared in medieval literary works. The most representative work among these tales is The Tale of the Heike, compiled in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in the first half of the 13th century, in which it appears under the name yamagumo (山蜘蛛, "mountain spider").
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]
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