The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

For example, the spider goddess Arachne can crawl above her opponents to find a unique attacking angle, and Thor can launch himself far up into the sky to then crash downward with his hammer.

With her spider-like appearance and her name, which is a reference to two different figures from Greek mythology, Arachne is as gothic as they come in terms of her overall aesthetic. Vampires and ...

"My favorite new addition comes in the form of Arachne, an adorable spider that ... as he attempts to escape the underworld of ancient Greek myth. Though our hero perishes in short order, it ...

The Arachne Nurse is a towering creature with a body large enough to block a hallway and limbs that are fortified with salvaged debris that makes her resistant to attacks from the front.

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As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

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The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.