Atlatnacca (Av. "ruining defiler") was a demon of the void who had been corrupted by Melkor during his lonely wanderings. He later descended upon Arda in the form of a Giant Spider, and was one of the male spider-creatures with whom Ungoliant mated in Nan Dungortheb. He became the father of Shelob, and was the only mate of Ungoliant who, due to his strength, eventually escaped her hunger and fled to Angband, where he hid in the deepest, darkest places to heal and wait… .
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- Cingron
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Original form in ANGBAND: Atlach-Nacha
Atlach-Nacha was borrowed into the Angband rogue-like game from the mythology of H.P. Lovecraft, where he is the spider-god of R'lyeh and one of the spider-like beings of Leng.