The child of the dyer Idmon of Colophon was transformed into one of these creatures after being sprinkled with aconite, which happened after she hung herself after Athena beat her in a tapestry-weaving contest.
The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan was accompanied by a retinue of, and sometimes took the form of, these creatures. Minamoto no Raiko is nearly killed by either a beautiful woman or a monk which is revealed to be the Tsuchigumo, a tiger-striped demon with this animal form. One of these animals is the brother of the storm-monster Iya and the son of Inyan the rock, according to the Lakota. Another of these creatures receives all the (*) stories in the world after capturing four creatures for his father Nyame. The child of the dyer Idmon of Colophon was transformed into one of these creatures after being sprinkled with aconite, which happened after she hung herself after Athena beat her in a tapestry-weaving contest. For 10 points, identify the animal form of Iktomi, Anansi, and Arachne.
The Great Goddess of Teotihuacan was accompanied by a retinue of, and sometimes took the form of, these creatures.
spiders [prompt on "arachnids" or equivalents]