Well, i will have to say that your answers are far greater than mine. when I first came apon " the river daughter" in tolkien's books i always saw her as a Nymph. I also saw Bombadil as the oh-so-famous Celtic Greenman, who was the Celt's "pan" or master of nature and the cycles of the seasons. If we remember what a Nymph is, it is entirely Greek in origin. So, as i see it (and you don't have to believe a word is say), she was like the Greek Nymphs. In Greek mythology Nymphs are always seen as beautiful maiden's of nature. Most of the Nymph's in Greek myths were water nymphs. It was always said that if a man wished to marry or carry off one of them he would have to be weary of their river god father's anger and rage. But, just like the Greeks Tolkien seems to give us no clues as where their mothers came from or who they where.
ok, i hope you are happy. that's one of the best answers i've got [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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"Pan, the Great god of nature, was not a hansome god. He had goat's legs, pointed ears, a pair of small horn's, and he was covered all over with dark, shaggy hair. He was so ugly that his mother, a nymph, ran away screaming when she first saw him. But his father, Hermes, was delighted with the strange looks of his son. He carried him up to Olympus to amuse the other gods and they took them into their hearts."
- Daulaires Book of Greek Myths
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