Yavanna
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Yavanna Kementári is a Vala from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Her first name means "Giver of fruits" and her surname Kementári means "Queen of the Earth". She's also called Palúrien. She is the wife of Aulë and is responsible for the Olvar (flora) and Kelvar (fauna) of the world. When she has taken visible form it has been as a tall woman in green or a great tree spilling golden dew on the earth. In many ways she resembles the Earth Mothers of many mythologies.
After Eru allowed Aulë's creations, the Dwarves, to survive, Yavanna feared that they would cut down all the trees in Middle-earth. Eru answered her plea by creating Ents to protect the trees. The Eagles also came from the song of Yavanna and Manwë. Both the Ents and the Eagles are the result of the inhabitation of kelvar and olvar by "spirits from afar" summoned by the thought of Yavanna. The Two Lamps were created by Aulë at Yavanna's request, and their light germinated the seeds that she had planted in Middle-earth.
| Ainur of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Ainulindalë (Music of the Ainur) | |
| Lords of the Valar:
| Manwë > Ulmo | Aulë | Oromë | Námo (Mandos) | Irmo (Lórien) | Tulkas |
| Queens of the Valar (The Valier):
| Varda > Yavanna | Nienna | Estë | Vairë | Vána | Nessa |
| The Enemy:
| Morgoth (a.k.a. Melkor) |
| Maiar:
| Eönwë > Ilmarë | Ossë | Uinen | Salmar | Sauron | Melian | Arien | Tilion | Gothmog Curumo (Saruman) | Olórin (Gandalf) | Aiwendil (Radagast) | Alatar and Pallando | Durin's Bane |
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