I'm a bit surprised, myself. But now that I think about it...what moron would try to tame the son of Zeus with fire from heaven? My father IS the lightning! 
Appearing in "Spider-Story (Part 2)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Rhea (Named only)
- Jackal (Miles Warren) (Mentioned)
- Zeus (Only in flashback)
- Pluto (Hades) (Mentioned)
- Athena (Only in flashback)
- Hera (Mentioned)
- Olympus Group (Mentioned)
- Hellfire Club (Mentioned)
- Coltrane
- Aphrodite (Only in flashback)
- Ares (Only in flashback)
- Leda (Only in flashback)
- Medusa (Only in flashback)
- Hephaestus (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Spider-Virus
- Sword of Peleus
- Wolverine's Suit
- Adamantium (on Wolverine's claws)
- Arachne's Tapestry (First appearance)
- Elektra's Twin Sai
Synopsis for "Spider-Story (Part 2)"
The Queen of Spider Island reveals herself to Herc and makes him her slave. She sends Spider-Herc against the X-Men, who were in town after fighting lizard people in the sewers. They try to reason with him, but he attacks them with the Sword of Peleus. Due to the mutagenic properties of Spider-Man's powers, Spider-Herc mutates into Herc-Spider. Suddenly the X-Men are trapped in a magic web and the Greek goddess Arachne appears. Instead of fighting, it is revealed that Arachne is very attracted to Herc's new form and they embrace while the X-Men are forced to watch. While Arachne is preoccupied, A. Nancy breaks into her home and steals her mythical tapestry. He reveals himself as the African spider god Anansi, the collector of stories.