Shelob is a fictional monster in the form of a giant spider from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Her lair lies in Cirith Ungol ("the pass of...

light, assisting Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring, opposed to Shelob, the giant and evil female spider of darkness, have been compared to Homer's...

Multiple scholars have noted the symbolism of the monstrous female spider Shelob. Interest has been concentrated, too, on the officer-batman-inspired same-sex...

some point she gave birth to the Giant Spiders, including the character Shelob of The Lord of the Rings. In The Silmarillion, it is stated that when she...

Jesus, indicating Galadriel's psychological pairing with the evil spider Shelob, symbolising light against darkness. The Phial of Galadriel is a small crystal...

followed through with his plan and led Frodo and Sam into Shelob's Lair. There, Frodo was stung by Shelob, taken prisoner by Orcs, and hauled to the Tower of...

The light drives Shelob away, and Frodo and Sam are able to get through the pass safely. However, after they leave the pass, Shelob appears and attacks...

into the giant spider Shelob's lair. Frodo narrowly escapes and confronts Gollum, who falls down a chasm after a scuffle. Shelob discovers, paralyses,...

Gondorian artifacts, solve puzzles to unlock "ithildin doors", collect Shelob's memories, and complete "Shadows of the Past" quests, which are challenges...

was destroyed upon its destruction at the end of The Return of the King. Shelob: Monstrous spider and last notable spawn of Ungoliant. Smaug: A dragon and...

spider Shelob in the tunnels of Cirith Ungol. Frodo holds up his gift, the Phial of Galadriel, which holds the light of Eärendil's star: it drives Shelob back...

variety of things, and endures into the present day with characters such as Shelob from The Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man from the eponymous comic series...

to Gandalf. Gollum had reached the confines of Mordor in 2980, meeting Shelob. Gollum retells the events of the previous five years to Gandalf. In the...

Monsters Barrow-wight Gollum Nazgûl Witch-king of Angmar Old Man Willow Orcs Shelob Trolls Wargs Watcher in the Water Other Eagles Goldberry Tom Bombadil...

pass of Cirith Ungol, where Gollum betrays them to the giant spider Shelob. Shelob stings Frodo, and Sam drives her off. A band of orcs approaches; Sam...

is personified in Sauron and his creatures such as Balrogs, along with Shelob and other "nameless things" deep below the mountains, evil threatens the...

capture, Gollum decides he will reclaim the Ring by leading Frodo and Sam to Shelob upon arriving at Cirith Ungol. Like the other films in the series, The Two...

Monsters Barrow-wight Gollum Nazgûl Witch-king of Angmar Old Man Willow Orcs Shelob Trolls Wargs Watcher in the Water Other Eagles Goldberry Tom Bombadil...

wolflike Wargs, the giant evil spiders – Ungoliant and her brood including Shelob – and the tentacled Watcher in the Water. The featherless winged steeds...

Shelob. Jane Chance likens Shelob to the guardian of the gateway to Hell in John Milton's Paradise Lost. George H. Thomson similarly compares Shelob to...

Ringwraiths, and the Nazgûl-riding Witch King of Angmar. Frodo, Sam and Shelob are playable at various stages of the good and evil campaigns, but cannot...

into the giant spider Shelob's lair. Frodo narrowly escapes and confronts Gollum, who falls down a chasm after a scuffle. Shelob discovers, paralyses,...

and immortality; and that other female figures like the monstrous spider Shelob and the wise-woman of Gondor, Ioreth, play important roles in the narrative...

by his deeds—which are dark". Shelob: An evil, giant spider. The offspring of Ungoliant, a spider-like evil spirit, Shelob lives in the Dark Forest in Mordor...

home of the giant spider Shelob. Gollum hopes to deliver the hobbits to her and retake the Ring after she had killed them. Shelob stings Frodo, rendering...

that she gives to Frodo, and that Sam uses to defeat the evil giant spider Shelob: Sam invokes Elbereth when he uses the phial. Burns comments that Sam's...

darkness in The Silmarillion, just as Galadriel opposes Ungoliant's spawn Shelob in The Lord of the Rings. Mac Fenwick noted that while Melian is no longer...

spider Shelob during his and Frodo's dangerous struggle to enter the Dark Lord Sauron's evil land of Mordor. Sam desperately slashes at Shelob's underside...

Monsters Barrow-wight Gollum Nazgûl Witch-king of Angmar Old Man Willow Orcs Shelob Trolls Wargs Watcher in the Water Other Eagles Goldberry Tom Bombadil...

Orthanc – Saruman's tower Cirith Ungol – the tower that guards the pass of Shelob Minas Morgul – Sauron's 'Dead City' Barad-dûr – Sauron's massive tower The...