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- This article is about the Vána of Tolkien's mythology. For the Vana of Norse mythology, see Sveigder.
Vána is the name of a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
Vána is the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young. She is the younger sister of Yavanna and wife of Oromë. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming." She dwells in gardens filled with golden flowers and often comes to the forests of Oromë.
Vána's genealogy
Ilúvatar | | | |____________________________ | | |________________ | ___| |___________ _|_______ | | | | | | | Aulë = Yavanna Vána = Oromë Nessa = Tulkas
Note that while all six people mentioned in this family tree share Ilúvatar as a father, only Yavanna and Vána and Nessa and Oromë are actually considered siblings of the six.
| Ainur of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Ainulindalë (Music of the Ainur) | |
| Lords of the Valar: | Manwë | Aulë | Oromë | Irmo (Lórien) | Námo (Mandos) | Tulkas | Ulmo |
| Queens of the Valar: | Varda | Yavanna | Vána | Estë | Vairë | Nessa | Nienna |
| The Enemy: | Morgoth (a.k.a. Melkor) |
| Maiar: | Eönwë | Ilmarë | Ossë | Uinen | Salmar | Sauron | Melian | Arien | Tilion | Gothmog Curumo (Saruman) | Olórin (Gandalf) | Aiwendil (Radagast) | Alatar and Pallando | Durin's Bane |