Vána
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| Vána | |
|---|---|
| Vala | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | the Ever-young |
| Family | |
| Siblings | Yavanna |
| Spouse | Oromë |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Vána |
Vána (Q: "Beauty", pron. [ˈvaːna]) or Wána (Vanyarin, [ˈwaːna]) is the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young. She is the younger sister of Yavanna and wife of Oromë. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming."[1] She dwells in gardens filled with golden flowers and often comes to the forests of Oromë.
Before her departure to Middle-earth, the Maia Melian served Vána and Estë, tending the flowering trees in the gardens of Irmo.[2] Another Maia, Arien, tended the golden flowers of the garden of Vána before she was chosen as the guide of the vessel of the Sun.[3]
| Ainur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Valar | Lords | Manwë · Ulmo · Aulë · Oromë · Mandos · Irmo · Tulkas · |
| Queens | Varda · Yavanna · Nienna · Estë · Vairë · Vána · Nessa | |
| Maiar | Arien · Eönwë · Ilmarë · Melian · Ossë · Salmar · Tilion · Uinen | |
| Wizards | Saruman · Gandalf · Radagast · Blue Wizards | |
| Evil | Sauron · Balrogs (Gothmog · Durin's Bane) · Boldogs | |
| Music · Valarin · Almaren · Valinor · Valmar · Second Music • italics indicates Aratar | ||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Maiar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"