Off-hand all I can say is that Shelob was a descendent of the spider Ungoliant that sucked the life from the Trees of Valinor. Sauron used her to guard the pass that Sam and Frodo used to get into Mordor.
[ July 02, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ]
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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