At 6:48 Hercules says "Well, Iolaus, this is a fine mess you've gotten us into." Oliver Hardy often said to Stan Laurel in several films, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us into" or a similar wording.
The original Arachne myths presented her as a very skilled mortal weaver who was arrogant (and unwise) enough to challenge the goddess Athena (who invented weaving) to a weaving contest. In some accounts Arachne won, in others Athena won. In all versions Athena turned Arachne into a spider, whether out of anger or benevolence varies from telling to telling.
Gina Torres (Nebula) later played another sympathetic pirate in Firefly (2002), as regular cast member Zoe Washburne.
Gina Torres (Nebula) and Josephine Davison (Arachne) later shared the role of Cleopatra on Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).