An on-topic question:
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The one thing that led to Sauron's downfall was that in his overweening pride,
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Which means that even if Sauron knew that the Istari were Maiar, he feared none of them, especially Gandalf-Olorin...
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But Olorin declared that he was too weak for such a task, and that he feared Sauron.
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(I could see it with my mind's eye: back before the Ainulindalë, Olorin would cower in a corner when Sauron approached. Or maybe he feared Sauron's power on Middle-earth. Anyway...) Maybe Sauron knew of this fear, and thought little of him in his counsels?
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->The True Son of Finrod, and of Amarië the Vanyar