Textiles in mythology and folklore
Among the Olympians, the weaver goddess is Athena, who, despite her role, was bested by her acolyte Arachne, who was turned later into a weaving spider. The daughters of Minyas, Alcithoe, Leuconoe and their sister, defied Dionysus and honored Athena in their weaving instead of joining his festival. A woven peplum, laid upon the knees of the goddess's iconic image, was central to festivals honoring both Athena at Athens, and Hera.
Spider Queen
The Queen is introduced in a six-issue storyline beginning in "The Spectacular Spider-Man" vol. 2, #15. She took control of anyone in the city with the "insect gene" and they followed her every command. Spider-Man and his ally, Captain America, arrived on the scene to confront her, but were overpowered by her mind controlled minions and her powers. During the battle she demonstrated her super strength, being able to knock out Spider-Man with several kicks and punches, and her sonic scream, which she used to stun Spider-Man. After knocking out Captain America, Spider-Man attempted to continue fighting The Queen, but she quickly defeated the young hero with a second sonic scream, knocking him unconscious. As he fell unconscious The Queen caught him in a hug and held him close telling him not to be ashamed of his defeat, as he could have never stood against her, before pulling him into a deep kiss. In the following issue, The Queen holds Spider-Man captive and explains she wants him as her mate in her new world. She forces a second kiss on him, attempting to control him and make him fall in love with her. She almost succeeded, but Spider-Man regained control and forced her off him, enraging her. She slapped him across the face twice and vowed he would love her. Meanwhile, news of the first kiss between Spider-Man and Queen spread through New York, but everyone thought Spider-Man was the one who kissed Queen. Spider-Man and Captain America managed to escape, and Captain America, who had spent decades in suspended animation, reveals he dated Adrianna Soria in 1945. Spider-Man goes after The Queen, but is once again defeated by her. She almost forces herself on him again, but is knocked off the roof of the building by Captain America. The Queen disappears after this, but haunts Peter's dreams, and he can feel she has done something to him. It is revealed that The Queen's kiss has slowly been mutating Spider-Man into a giant spider, one which she will use to produce her offspring in a world with only those she can control. She tracks down the mutated Spider-Man and once again defeats him, taking him back to her lair as he completes his transformation, now completely under her control as her lover. However, this new form was unstable and quickly died unexpectedly. The Queen weaped for her dead lover, but shortly afterwards, Spider-Man hatched from his dead body in his original human form, now with increased strength, enhanced senses and the ability to generate his own organic webs. He sabotaged the bomb that Queen was planning to use to kill anyone she couldn't control and confronted The Queen once again. She attempted to kill Spider-Man, knowing she couldn't use him as a mate, but this time he over powered her and escaped her lair just as S.H.I.E.L.D attacked the lair. Queen was seemingly killed in the explosion, but her body was never found.