30 cool spider tattoos pictures

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Spiders are used to be thought of as bad, ugly insects that are bringing fear. However despite the negative meanings there are also the positive treats and symbols that can characterize this animal.

In general the meaning of the spider tattoo shows the thoroughness, accurateness and hideousness, modesty and practicality, magic, creativity and abilities in art. Sometimes it is considered to be the symbol of development, of moving forward, of love to life and belief in luck.

The spider has eight legs and therefore he is known to be the symbol of eternity, harmony and the cycle of life. Also usually its eight legs unite eights parts of the world and show the spider to be the ruler of the world and fates of human beings. If in spider tattoo this insect is shown coming downstairs on its web it is considered to be the symbol of luck and richness. According to the one of the Bible stories the spiders saved life of Jesus Christ while he was a child and that's why in Christianity the attitude to these insects is more positive than negative. In Ancient Rome the spider was considered the symbol of knowledge and good fate and also was the talisman of joy.

In one of the Greek myths there is a beautiful maid Arachne that was very good at creating cloth and Afrodita envied her a lot. She ordered her to suicide but later Afrodita regretted about it and revived her in the form of the spider, giving her the ability of creating cloth forever. Spider is known to be also the symbol of equality, fertility and harmony and is often depicted as the old teacher. It is not rare in the mythology that we see some good wit of the spider that actually go along its ferociousness.

The negative meaning of the spider image goes with the black and white magic and often amulets made with spider symbolism are used. Also there are spider sorcerers and so on.

In Europe spiders often were considered to be a symbol of fear and hate and in the Middle Ages they became one of the ways to spread plague.

The depiction of the spiders' net itself bears a good meaning itself. In many myths it goes like a line that can save lives and in some myths it means human life as well. In Egypt the net symbolized fate, among Indian people – the cosmic order. Among some tribes of Oceania the spider was considered to be the creator of the Universe and aborigines of Australia worshiped it and considered it to be a hero. Japanese people believed female creatures to trap travelers.