Shelob

Summary

Shelob is a Great Spider^[1]. Shelob draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (great_spider category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shelob's mother was Ungoliant^[3].
• Shelob is recorded as female organism^[4].
• Shelob's instance of is recorded as Great Spider^[5].
• Shelob's instance of is recorded as literary character^[6].
• Shelob's instance of is recorded as film character^[7].
• Shelob's Commons category is recorded as Middle-earth characters^[8].
• Shelob's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gxr0^[9].
• Shelob's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium^[10].
• Shelob's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings^[11].
• Shelob's Quora topic ID is recorded as Shelob^[12].
• Shelob's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3005-9184^[13].
• Shelob's Tolkien Gateway ID is recorded as Shelob^[14].

Body

Origins and Family

Shelob's mother was Ungoliant^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shelob include Ochyrocera laracna^[15], a taxon^[16].

Why It Matters

Shelob draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (great_spider category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Shelob has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Shelob is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for Shelob include Ochyrocera laracna^[15], a taxon^[16].

FAQs

Who were Shelob's parents?

Shelob's mother was Ungoliant^[3].