A Webinar?

Posted bybowlsjustrollPosted inGeneral

What is a spider? We probably just consider them arachnids that spin webs to trap prey and to use as nests. They’ve had quite a role over the ages:

  • Egyptian Mythology: the spider is an attribute of the Goddess Neith as weaver of the world;
  • Greek Mythology: Athene transformed Arachne into a spider for challenging the Goddess to a weaving contest;
  • Norse Mythology: the spider is associated with Holda and the Norns;
  • Chibcha Indians, in the Andes in Colombia: they believe that the dead cross the lake of death on boats made of spiderwebs;
  • Some South American Indian Mythologies: believe the spiderweb to be the means of climbing from the ”lower world” to the “upper world”.
  • African Mythology: Yiyi, a spider man, brings fire from heaven to help humankind;
  • Nauru Island Natives, of the South Pacific: believe the world was created by Areop-Enap (ancient spider).