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Vána

Vána is a Valar in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, one of the god-like Powers who inhabit Valinor. She is associated with youth, renewal, and the growth of living things, especially flowers and springtime.

In the traditional arrangement of the Valar, Vána is described as the wife of Oromë, the hunter

In Tolkien’s writings, Vána’s presence is often felt through the flourishing of nature in Valinor. While she

Summary details in various texts indicate Vána as part of the Valar’s order in Valinor, living alongside

See also: Yavanna, Oromë, Valar, Elves in Valinor. Sources for Vána appear primarily in The Silmarillion and

of
the
Valar.
Her
influence
is
linked
to
the
flowering
of
plants,
the
renewal
of
life,
and
the
beauty
of
the
natural
world.
She
embodies
the
gentler,
formative
aspects
of
growth
that
accompany
the
cycles
of
the
year,
complementing
Yavanna,
who
is
more
directly
concerned
with
cultivation
and
fertility.
is
not
typically
the
focus
of
long
narrative
episodes,
her
character
helps
illuminate
the
harmony
of
the
world
the
Valar
seek
to
shape
and
protect.
Her
associations
with
spring,
youth,
and
blossoms
contribute
to
the
broader
themes
of
renewal
that
recur
throughout
the
tales
of
the
First
Age
and
beyond.
other
great
powers
who
govern
the
physical
and
spiritual
realms
of
Arda.
Her
character
functions
as
a
symbol
of
continual
rebirth
and
the
gentle,
sustaining
forces
that
nurture
the
world’s
flora
and,
by
extension,
its
inhabitants.
related
Tolkien
legendarium
materials.