In
J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of
Middle-earth, Melian was a
Maia of the race of the
Valar. She fell in love with the Elven-king
Thingol and with him ruled the kingdom of
Doriath. After
Thingol's death, she left
Middle-earth for
Valinor where she mourned the loss of her husband and her daughter,
Lúthien.