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Ungoliant is a fictitious being within J. R. R. Tolkien's mythological world, depicted as a malevolent being taking the shape of an enormous arachnid. The meaning of her name in Sindarin is "dark spider". She is briefly referenced in The Lord of the Rings and has a supporting role in The Silmarillion, when she assists the Dark Lord Melkor in his destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor, resulting in the darkening of the world.