Arachne as "'...the greatest weaver in the world—her fate's the proof of it. She had the bad luck to defeat the goddess Athena in a weaving contest. Athena was a sore loser, and Arachne is now a spider, creating only for Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, by special arrangement. Warp of snow and woof of flame, and never any two the same. Arachne.'" In Marvel Comics, Arachne is the name used by the second Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter, currently the new Madame Web) to distinguish herself from Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman. In Volume 3 of "Monster Musume", an Arachne (a human female
The Mark of Athena titled "The Serpent's Shadow", Riordan read part of the first chapter of "The Mark of Athena". The cover and full first chapter were also released on Disney's "The Heroes of Olympus" website. On September 27, 2012, Riordan confirmed that there would be a first US printing of 3.5 million copies. "The Mark of Athena" was released on October 2, 2012. Since then, it has been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback. It is available in hardcover, paperback, eBook and audiobook formats. During its first week, "The Mark of Athena" sold about 237,000 copies.