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Motifs — first 20 of 65
- Spider as creator. A13.3.1
- Spider as culture hero. A522.3.1
- Earth made by cups of earth placed on spider's web. A823
- Islands from webs woven by primeval spiders. A955.7
- Origin of spider. [Note: In folk thought the spider is classed as an insect and not with the other arachnida.] (Cf. A1751.) A2091
- Arachne transformed to spider: vies with goddess in spinning. A2091.1
- Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2211.6
- Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) A2214.2
- Blood of scourged Christ on certain spiders. (Cf. A2411.3.2.) A2221.2.3
- Fly steals fire from spider: may eat everywhere. Spider brings fire from hell. Fly steals it from him on the way. (Cf. A2545.1.) A2229.4
- Spider vies with Virgin Mary in spinning: cursed. A2231.5
- Spider steals thread from Christ: has thread in back of body. (Cf. A2356.2.8.) A2231.6
- Spider hands box to ant and refuses to take it back: hence ants carry huge loads. A2243.1
- Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) A2261.2
- Spider's body made larger. A2301.2
- Why spider has small waist. A2355.1.1
- Why spider has thread in back of body. (Cf. A2231.6.) A2356.2.8
- Why spider has markings on back. A2356.3.4
- Color of spider. (Cf. A2221.2.3.) A2411.3.2
- Haunts of spider. (Cf. A2211.6, large stones, A2261.2, dusty corners.) A2433.5.3