Arachne is the nick-name of Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman in the Marvel Comic universe.

Arachne appears as a central character in Tara Moss's 2011 crime novel, The Spider Goddess.

A plain, brown spider is bewitched into believing that she is Arachne in Peter S. Beagle's classic fantasy novel, The Last Unicorn.

Arachne makes an appearance as a monstrous spider in the TV series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Arachne is the subject of a famous painting by Diego Valazquez entitled The Spinners.

An image of Minerva appears on the US Military's Medal of Honor.

The state of Ohio is home to the Minerva Public Library,while a statue of Minerva graces the top of the US Capitol Building.