What you have there is Ungoliant, which in the Sindarin language, means "dark spider." She is also known as Gloomweaver (Sindarin: Gwerlum)
Ungoliant aided the evil Vala, Meklor, in his attack upon the Two Trees of Valinor, draining them of their sap after Melkor injured them. Then, Ungoliant helped Melkor evade the Valar by shrouding them both in her impenetrable darkness, causing blindness and confusion amongst the hosts of the Valar that attempted to intercept them.
In return for her aid, Melkor had promised Ungoliant that he would yield anything she wished, but betrayed this promise by attempting to withhold the Silmarils from her.
This angered Ungoliant, who, having grown immensely powerful from ingesting the life force of the Two Trees, trapped Melkor in her webs. At this point he gave out a cry of such fear and intensity that it was heard in the depths of Angband, and the Balrogs rushed to the aid of their master, scourging Ungoliant with their whips of flame.
Ungoliant's power and size has decreased over the centuries, and is now thought to hide out in grapes.
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