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In earlier versions (BoLT etc.) the Valar were more emotional, more human, so to speak. Tolkien's original idea was for them to have children; he changed that in later versions. So perhaps his first concept was closer to Greek/Roman gods; they evolved to more angelic beings as the legendarium grew.
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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