Luthien's resurrection

[Raynor]

Originally Posted by Today 07:57 AM Gorthaur the Cruel

I've always wondered if Luthien lost her maian powers (though retaining her beauty) after her resurrection. Afterall, she chose to become a mortal, so all the magicks must've been removed by the Powers, right?

There is at least one such clue to the contrary :

Originally Posted by Of the voyage of Earendil and the war of wrath

And from these brethren alone has come among Men the blood of the Firstborn and a strain of the spirits divine that were before Arda; for they were the sons of Elwing, Dior's daughter, Luthien's son, child of Thingol and Melian; and Earendil their father was the son of Idril Celebrindal, Turgon's daughter of Gondolin.

Originally Posted by obloquy

Who said Luthien had "maian powers"?

There is one such case:

Originally Posted by Of Beren and Luthien, Silmarillion

But suddenly some power, descended from of old from divine race, possessed Luthien, and casting back her foul raiment she stood forth, small before the might of Carcharoth, but radiant and terrible. Lifting up her hand she commanded him to sleep, saying: 'O woe-begotten spirit, fall now into dark oblivion, and forget for a while the dreadful doom of life.' And Carcharoth was felled, as though lightning had smitten him.