Spider told by the Roman poet Ovid in his "Metamorphoses", Arachne was a Lydian girl who challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest. Arachne won, but Athena destroyed her tapestry out of jealousy, causing Arachne to hang herself. In an act of mercy, Athena brought Arachne back to life as the first spider. Stories about the trickster-spider Anansi are prominent in the folk traditions of the Asante people of Ghana. In some cultures, spiders have symbolized patience due to their hunting technique of setting webs and waiting for prey, as well as mischief and malice due to their venomous bites.
Athena (DC Comics) DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Athena is depicted as humanoid owl and is reintroduced when she appears before Diana, telling her that she supports her struggles. As a deity, Athena possesses vast supernatural abilities like size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. Athena appears in the "Justice League Action" episode "The Trouble with Truth," voiced by Jessica Walter. This version is accompanied by a mechanical owl named Bubo (similar to the mechanical owl of the same name from "Clash of the Titans") who turns into her bow when she magically assumes her battle attire. She visits Wonder Woman where she tells her