Tell apart the key entities of the creation myth: Eru, the Ainur, Melkor, Eä.
Before the exercises
Who you need to tell apart
The “Ainulindalë” has few characters, but they set up the whole system of the world. Check that you can tell them apart: Eru (Ilúvatar), the one Creator; the Ainur, the host of spirits he made; Melkor, the rebel Ainu; Eä, the created World itself; the Vision, the image of what is to come, shown to the Ainur.
Lesson notes
Who you need to tell apart
The “Ainulindalë” has few characters, but they set up the whole system of the world. Check that you can tell them apart: Eru (Ilúvatar), the one Creator; the Ainur, the host of spirits he made; Melkor, the rebel Ainu; Eä, the created World itself; the Vision, the image of what is to come, shown to the Ainur.