Maia
Ainur
The Maiar (plural for Maia) were those spirits which descended into Ëa to assist the Valar in the shaping of Arda. The Maiar and Valar were collectively known as the Ainur, though the Maiar were of lesser power and majesty.
The Maiar (plural for Maia) were those spirits which descended into Ëa to assist the Valar in the shaping of Arda. The Maiar and Valar were collectively known as the Ainur, though the Maiar were of lesser power and majesty. Their number is unknown and few were named, and not all took visible shapes in Middle-earth.
Individuals
Parent creature: Ainur
Artwork
Melian the Maia and her daughter Lúthien, in the throne room of Menegroth
Pete Amachree