Tilien

Tilien (Quenya; IPA: [ˈtili.en] - "Silver Lady") is a Maiar and the guardian of the Moon.Tilien is the fifth most powerful of all the Maiar. Her wisdom is equal to that of the other Elatar.

Biography

Tilien was originally a Maiar of Vairë, but often came to Lorien, to the pools of Estë during her free time. While in Valinor she took a form similar to that of the Valar, but when she left she was a "naked flash of light, shining in the fullness of her splendour." She was said to be less mighty than Arien, the guardian of the Sun. However, when the Two Trees of Valinor were destroyed, Tillien took the last surviving flower of Telperion, the silver Tree of the Valar, in a vessel created by Varda and carried it away in the Heavens. As Tilien is the guardian of the Moon, she was a lover of silver, and used a Silver bow. Tilien was reckless at times, and did not always follow the correct path, causing the Moon to be at times in the sky at the same time as the Sun, not appear at all, or even block out the light of Arien.

Tilien is the spouse of Arien, and because she sought her out she came too close to the immense heat of the Sun, and the Moon was scarred.