Ossë

Ossë (Quenya or Ñoldor; IPA: ; from the Valarin Ošošai, Oššai) was a Maia associated with Ulmo.
== Biography ==
Ossë was a Ainu spirit of the sea in the service of Ulmo; Uinen was his wife. He never entered the deeps of the sea as did his master, being fond of the wildness and unpredictability of tides along the coasts. He was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright. Ossë was a friend of the Teleri and Sindar of Middle-earth, and was valued as highly as the Valar by them. During the shaping of Arda, Ossë was swayed into entering the service of Melkor, who offered him the powers of Ulmo and played on his wild and sometimes violent desires. Thus, the seas suffered from wanton storms which brought great ruin to the lands. He was persuaded to stop by Uinen under Aulë's bidding, but his taste for violence never really disappeared. In later ages, mariners loved him, but did not completely trust him.The Silmarillion, Ainulindalë (The Music of the Ainur) He obeys the will of Mandos.Unfinished Tales, Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin 
Ossë also obstructed the work of Ulmo and Uin by dragging the island of Tol Eressëa westward, which they (possibly with the help of other animals as well) had carried to Aman.Drout.C.D.M.. 2006. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. p.73. Retrieved on December 07 2014 During the process, a portion of the original island fell off and became the Isle of Balar.
When Fëanor and his people perpetrated the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, Ossë, who loved the Teleri deeply, was devastated, but was forbidden by the Valar from intervening in the battle. Ossë was responsible for the raising of the island that would be called Númenor. When Ossë grew restless in the Second Age, the mariners of Númenor would call for help from Uinen to quiet his storms.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
== Etymology ==
Ossë is a Quenya word. His name in Sindarin was Gaerys.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In older versions of The Silmarillion, Ossë was a Vala in his own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዖስሰ
Arabic 	أوسسي
Armenian 	Ոսսե
Belarusian Cyrillic	Оссё
Bengali 	ওস্সে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Осе
Chinese (Hong Kong)	邁雅歐希
Georgian 	ოსე
Greek 	Όσσε
Gujarati 	ઑસ્સે
Hebrew 	אוסה
Hindi 	ॐस्से
Japanese 	オッセ
Kannada 	ಒಸ್ಸೆ
Kazakh 	Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Оссэ
Laotian 	ອຊຊເ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Осе
Marathi 	ओस
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Оссё
Nepalese 	ॐस्से
Pashto 	وسسې ?
Persian 	وسسه
Punjabi 	ਓਸ
Russian 	Оссэ
Sanskrit 	ॐस्से
Serbian 	Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඕස්සෙ
Tamil 	ஓஷெ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Оссе
Tatar 	Оссе
Telugu 	ఓస్సె
Thai 	ออสเซ
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Оссе
Urdu 	وسسے
Uzbek 	Оссе (Cyrillic) Osse (Latin)
Yiddish 	אָססע
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