Arachnid

Athena’s birth is unique. Zeus had a premonition that Metis would give birth to a son who would overpower him. In knowing this he decided to swallow Metis while she was pregnant. She gave birth to Athena in Zeus’s belly, and pushed her out of his head. She came out wearing armor with a spear. Zeus was proud that it was a girl. He gave her great power, and became his second. Before being born, Metis told Athena that she was going to have the power over craftsmanship, war, wisdom, and being a…

such as lakes, have neonicotinoids in them, and over the course of the season the level of neonicotinoids that these plants contain an alarming amount of pesticides. David Fischer also believes that the major threat to bees is a mite (microscopic arachnids) that punctures the honeybee’s body and feeds on its blood. According to Fischer, eighty percent of the problem is Varroa mites and the viruses that they cause. Some beekeepers suspect that the use of newer pesticides is making bees more…

The invention and eventual sharing of mythology and the stories its creation has intern influenced has lead to a series of character types and eventual individual characters that both intrigue and disturb the consumer. In particular, trickster characters tend to be the most violent, unpredictable, and memorable of the characters in these stories, however; there are different types of tricksters that have been involves in some of the more well-known stories. Two of these tricksters, Anansi and…

Olympus after his death), never to challenge the gods, be proud or boast (Arachne, the talented weaver who claimed she could weave better than Athena and was eventually turned into a spider which is where we get the scientific name for spiders, arachnids), intelligence (Theseus, known for his intelligence, defeated and killed Procrustes, a rogue smith with wit and ended his reign of terror) . The Greek heroes of myths represented the ethics of the Greeks of the time: Arete, Hubris, Xenia, and…

Nestled in at the dark, damp, dusty junction where the walls and ceiling meet is a miniscule, laborious spider. He creeps along the walls, leaving behind trails of pearlescent white and thin and fibrous strings of silk. He moves around with precision and accuracy, slowly weaving an intricate network of spindle fibers. As he slowly meanders around, an alluring, massive, intricate, image begins to come into focus. This masterpiece is the culmination of days of endless effort, the commendable fruit…

Why do we as a people fear monsters and similar entities? Throughout history people have created stories centered around monsters who would terrorize communities. These stories would be used to rationalize findings they couldn’t understand. These monsters were used to rationalize dieses, deaths and many other occurrences. These monsters still persist in stories today because over time they would evolve past what they stood for and would become symbols of our primal fears. There are many monsters…

“A goddess is a woman who breaks the mold, she’s who she wants to be… And she offers no apologies.” In greek mythology, there appear to be several different gods and goddesses each owning their own unique statistic(s). Gods and goddesses were immortals looked up to by mortals; mortals praised and worshipped them. Goddesses were powerful woman who were flawless and thought the world of themselves; this was normal. The authoritative voice these figures had on mortals was mind blowing. Athena,…

Political Warnings from a Warrior Turned Author As controversial today as when it was first written, Robert Heinlein’s 1959 novel Starship Troopers appears at first to be a short, exciting science fiction jaunt common to pulp fiction. Heinlein’s novel chronicles the adventures of fledgling space solider, Johnny Rico, who in his pursuit of full citizenship volunteers for military service and ends up fighting in an interstellar war (Heinlein, Starship Troopers). However the Hugo award winning…

“The Pro-Social Mission” If you think about what a superhero means to you, many answers may fly around like bravery, strength, or power. Very rarely do you ever hear about what exactly makes a superhero, super. In my opinion, I believe it is this pro-social mission that keeps them going on the never ending battle against the fight with evil. A hero can have as many powers or identities that they want to have, but the most important component of their being is that they have a specific goal in…

racist as well (Suvin 124). However, several things tend to call that claim into question. First, Heinlein wrote the book during heightened tensions with the Russians over nuclear tests, not the Chinese. Second, the descriptions of the “bugs” were as arachnids, which later are shown to be able to effectively eat through rock, and the “skinnies” weighed the same as a human; however, they were approximately nine feet tall (Heinlein 16). Thus, the terms were descriptive not derogatory,…