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In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Ossė (from the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) was a Maia associated with Ulmo. A spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo, he guarded the waters around Middle-earth. Uinen was his wife, and he was a friend of Cķrdan the Shipwright.
Ossė was a friend of the Sindar, and was valued as high as the Valar by them.
In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossė was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.
Ossė's genealogy
Ilśvatar | | Ossė = Uinen
Note that while Ossė and Uinen shared a father, they were not considered siblings.
| Ainur of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Ainulindalė (Music of the Ainur) | |
| Lords of the Valar: | Manwė | Aulė | Oromė | Irmo (Lórien) | Nįmo (Mandos) | Tulkas | Ulmo |
| Queens of the Valar: | Varda | Yavanna | Vįna | Estė | Vairė | Nessa | Nienna |
| The Enemy: | Morgoth (a.k.a. Melkor) |
| Maiar: | Eönwė | Ilmarė | Ossė | Uinen | Salmar | Sauron | Melian | Arien | Tilion | Gothmog Curumo (Saruman) | Olórin (Gandalf) | Aiwendil (Radagast) | Alatar and Pallando | Durin's Bane |