Salya
Tell us about Lenn. How he flew to the moon in the belly of an eagle made of fire.
Tell us about Lenn. How he flew to the moon in the belly of an eagle made of fire. Tell us about his daughter Salya walking among the stars.
— Egwene al'Vere
Salya is a mythical character who features in one of the stories within Thom Merrilin's repertoire. The story of Salya is ancient and dates to at least the First Age. In the tale Salya was the daughter of Lenn who supposedly flew to the moon in the belly of an eagle made of fire. Salya herself would later "walk among the stars." The tales of Lenn and Salya are examples of historical accounts that over time evolved into legends which further changed and faded into myth. This is common for all stories that transcend multiple ages as the Wheel of Time turns. Eventually the myths of Lenn and Salya will disappear from memory and will be long forgotten when the age that gave rise to the original stories comes again.
Parallels
Salya is a reference to Sally Ride↗, the first female American astronaut. Her father Lenn is a hidden reference to John Glenn↗, the first American to orbit the Earth.