Arien

the Maia chosen to guide the vessel of the Sun

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In briefanswer capsule

Arien is the Maia to whom the Valar entrusted the steering of the Sun's vessel. While the Trees still stood, the golden flowers of Vána's gardens were in her care; not even Melkor dared to approach her, for she was a spirit of fire that Melkor had not deceived.

Time anchor* before the Years of the TreesOpen in the master timeline

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 11, Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Arien“. Last updated August 21, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/arien/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Arien. Last updated August 21, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/arien/

MLA

„Arien“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/characters/arien/. Last updated August 21, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-arien-en,
  title        = {Arien},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/characters/arien/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 21, 2026}
}