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'''Meássë''', an [[Ainur|Ainu]] only appearing in the earliest versions of the [[legendarium]], is described as the "Warrior [[Gods|goddess]]" and an "[[Wikipedia:Amazons|Amazon]] with bloody arms". She was the "fierce sister" of [[Makar]].<ref>{{HM|LT1}}</ref> | '''Meássë''', an [[Ainur|Ainu]] only appearing in the earliest versions of the [[legendarium]], is described as the "Warrior [[Gods|goddess]]" and an "[[Wikipedia:Amazons|Amazon]] with bloody arms". She was the "fierce sister" of [[Makar]].<ref>{{HM|LT1}}</ref> | ||
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Meássë, an Ainu only appearing in the earliest versions of the legendarium, is described as the "Warrior goddess" and an "Amazon with bloody arms". She was the "fierce sister" of Makar.[1]
Etymology
Meássë is a Qenya name, deriving from the root MEHE ("ooze?") and related to the word mear ("gore"). One of her other names was Rávi (related to ravennë "she-lion").[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, p. 260