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Argiope, naiad of the town of Eleusis, mother of Cercyon by Branchus. [12] Possibly same as the above Argiope thus, a daughter of the river-god Cephissus. Argiope, daughter of Teuthras, king of Teuthrania, a region near Mysia in Asia Minor. She married Telephus, son of Heracles. [13] Not to be confused with Agriope (Ἀγριόπην, Agriópen)
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök. [1]In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə r ɒ k / ⓘ RAG-nə-rok or / ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ RAHG-; [2] [3] [4] Old Norse: Ragnarǫk [ˈrɑɣnɑˌrɒk]) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous ...
Argiope bruennichi is commonly known as the wasp spider. In Australia, Argiope keyserlingi and Argiope aetherea are known as St Andrew's cross spiders, for their habit of resting in the web with paired legs outstretched in the shape of an X and mirroring the large white web decoration (the cross of St. Andrew [2] having the same form
Argiope ("silver face") may refer to: Argiope (mythology) , several figures from Greek mythology Argiope (spider) , a genus of spiders which includes the St Andrew's Cross spider and the wasp spider
Telephassa (/ ˌ t ɛ l ɪ ˈ f æ s ə /; Ancient Greek: Τηλέφασσα, Tēléphassa, "far-shining"), also spelled Telephaassa (/ ˌ t ɛ l ɪ f i ˈ æ s ə /; Τηλεφάασσα) and Telephe [1] (/ ˈ t ɛ l ɪ f iː /; Τηλέφη), is a lunar epithet in Greek mythology that is sometimes substituted for Argiope the wife of Agenor ...
Argiope aurantia. Sperm competition occurs in many species, such as Unicorn catleyi, Nephila Pilipes and Argiope aurantia, [14] [15] [16] with males acting to limit it by guarding the female or inserting parts of the male genitalia into the female's reproductive organs, [6] or using mating plugs [17] which come from the males seminal fluid. [18]
Argiope caesarea is a species of spider in the genus Argiope. [1] Description. Argiope caesarea has long, black legs and a yellow and black striped abdomen consistent ...
Argiope aurantia, also known as the "black and yellow garden spider" or "corn spider" Other species of Argiope; Members of the genus Nephila, known as golden silk orb-weavers, sometimes misidentified as writing spiders