Symbolism and Mythology of Spiders

Good day dear Hive Community, I would like to wish you all a fabulous day and hope you can have some positive experiences! Today I would like to present you some pictures and also go into mythology and symbolism and hope you can learn something new.

When I was outside today I discovered a spider that made itself comfortable on a tree and in addition I was able to found a few more nets to better present their constructions. The spider species that can be seen here probably bears the name garden spider and is also known under the scientific name Araneus diadematus and the other spider is called cupboard spider or Steatoda. Around the globe you can find about 30,000 different types of spiders and from a symbolic point of view there are different meanings and most often it is often associated with female energy, creativity and patience. The spider is also often seen as the mother of other lives and is also often regarded as a spinner of the threads of life and associated with creative power or magic.

In Greek Mythology, these small creatures are also strongly anchored and appear in connection with different figures such as Arachne. Arachne was known as a weaver and she probably learned her skills from the goddess of wisdom Athena and one day she challenged the goddess Athena to a competition who could weave better and since she lost it, she was then turned into a spider. In mythology, spiders are often regarded as clairvoyant beings and Arachne could also be regarded as a kind of oracle that has the power to look into the future. The Moirai who are known as gods of fate in Greek mythology were also associated with spiders and there are a total of three Moirai who were known for spinning the life of newborns.

In Hindu mythology, cobwebs are often seen as the center of the cosmos in which the spider weaves the illusions of the whole humanity. Even in ancient Egypt, these little artists were often associated with the power of creation and were also often symbolically associated with the goddess Neith and were also regarded as a sacred animal. In general, spiders were mostly associated with creator gods and this probably also reflects that it has been symbolically often associated with female power. Spiders were also regarded by the Native Americans as creators of the world and were also associated there with the female aspects as well as fertility and according to a legend among the Hopi Tribe, it was associated with the goddess Tawa who was known as a spider woman and once created the humans from clay.

Spiders are also deeply anchored in African mythology and were linked to the goddess anansi, which is particularly known in the religion of the Akan, which is represented in Ghana. In Norse mythology, these creatures are also deeply anchored and there it was also assumed that they have the ability to determine the fate of humanity with their threads and were associated there with the Norns who can be seen as gods of fate. The Norns were also regarded as female beings who were known as obstetricians who are descended from the dwarves and the elves and they can also be compared with the moiren from Greek mythology. In conclusion, I would say that here you will again find some parallels in mythology with other cultures and if you look at other legends there will probably be similar legends in which spiders are regarded as creation gods.

Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my new contribution! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!