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: Into the Spider-Verse to disable the accelerator and informs him that the machine could destroy the city if turned on again. Shortly afterward, Fisk brutally kills Spider-Man as Miles escapes. Inspired by Spider-Man's sacrifice, Miles attempts to master his new abilities but inadvertently damages the drive. Miles is later approached by Peter B. Parker, an older and jaded Spider-Man from another dimension who has separated from his ex-wife Mary Jane Watson. Peter has been brought into Miles’ world by the accelerator and needs to return home, so he begrudgingly agrees to train Miles in exchange for help in stealing data about how to