Spider symbolism


Is the spider a symbol for something? If so, what?

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I think there are a good few examples of spider symbolism. I like mysteries so I always think that weaving a mystery is part of this. The spider being a weaver of webs that trap. The mystery writer Agatha Christie used the name of Ariadne Oliver for one of her characters. I'm sure that she was aware that Ariadne was a Greek Goddess associated with the spider and weaving when she did this.

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