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.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark actors have no insurance, the musical's director and producer light two Molotov cocktails and toss them, burning the theatre as they make a beeline for the exit. The May 23, 2011 episode of the satirical animated series "Mad" involved Taymor approaching the "Smallville" TV-series version of Clark Kent to cast him and the rest of the characters in "Smallville: Turn Off The Clark". At the 2011 Tony Awards, host Neil Patrick Harris tried but failed to confine himself to as many jokes about "Spider-Man" as he could complete in 30 seconds, focusing mainly on the accidents plaguing the show. In