Posted: July 24, 2000 at 00:20:27: by Mordomin
: Ignoring the spider-children of Ungoliant, I think the uniqueness is not in Melian's "fertility" but rather in her love for an Eruchin (child of Iluvatar) as well as her decision to take an elven form, as a normal body rather than just a raiment.You are right to ignore the children of Ungoliant, since it is not clear (so far as I know) that she is one of the Ainur. : "Melian alone of all those spirits assumed a bodily form, not only as a raiment but as a permanent habitation in form and powers like to the bodies of the Elves. This she did for love of Elwe; and it was permitted, no doubt because this union had already been foreseen in the beginning of things, and was woven into the Amarth of the world." : -- The Peoples of Middle-Earth, page 364 (The Shibboleth of Feanor, note 53) : Aris Katsaris I appreciate the above quote, because I believe it answers my question. :)
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