Spiders?

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Perhaps she could be compared with Lúthien, who was a half-maia also?

As Bêthberry noted, it is not a given that Ungoliant was a Maia. Her nature and origins are, to my mind, amiguous.

Indeed, valiant though Samwise undoubtedly was, it would surely have been a tall order for him to defeat a half-Maia in single combat ...