Dual Nature of Spider Tattoo Designs
It you see someone wearing a spider tattoo, your might think at first that it is a thief or a druggie. Of course, spiders play an important role in prison and gang tattooing, but at the same time there are a lot of positive things to be associated with this tattoo pattern.
Spiders are seen as frightening, ominous and unpleasant insects. Comic books, cartoons, children’s games, and horror stories are occupied by evil spiders. Many people are afraid of them. This is called ‘arachnophobia,’ after a Greek myth about Arachne. Arachne was a brilliant weaver, and the goddess Athena became jealous and killed her but later regretted her deed and resurrected Arachne in the form of a spider.
In spite of all this horror associated with spiders, mythology ascribes a different meaning to them. Spider symbolizes creative work, professional skills, industry, diligence and wisdom. And weavers can by right name spider the symbol of their craft.
People have always considered it to bring good news. A spider descending the web thread is a symbol of good luck and wealth. Magic medicine used spiders to protect people against various illnesses. The Indians hang its web over a child’s cradle to make it safe and believed spider was a divine insect. In the Roman Empire it was a symbol of insight and good fortune.
Though, spider possesses a negative symbolism as well. It often stands for cool severity, greed, anger, witchcraft and werewolf abilities. Spiders can bite and some of them are venomous and their bite can cause death. Black widow is one of them, and can be recognized by red markings on her abdomen. Black widow spider tattoo is a favorite one among Emo and Gothic sub-cultures.
The depiction of spider web is also meaningful, for in some myths it can stand for a guiding thread, rescue, human’s fate. In India spider web symbolizes fragility and fatality of men’s existence. In one of the legends Buddha spins a web of events that occur in our lives.
There’re a lot of spider tattoo designs. It may be depicted alone, in the wed, with or without a cross on its body. The location of this kind of tattoo on your body is also meaningful.
Dual Nature of Spider Tattoo Designs is a post from: Tattoo designs and ideas by Tattooique
