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In the fantasy world of Earthsea created by Ursula K. Le Guin, Éa is an island in the Sea of Éa, between Enlad and Havnor. According to the Earthsea creation myth, The Creation of Éa, the island of Éa was the first land raised by the creator, Segoy, above the waters.

Eä is also Sindarin for "Let it be!" and is used by Iluvatar, J. R. R. Tolkien's God-figure, to actually bring the world into existence. This is almost certainly a coincidence, as the Silmarillion was written long before A Wizard of Earthsea, but published afterwards.

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