Ulmo Ulmo Ulmo (from the Valarin Ulubôz, Ullubôz via Ulumō) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He first appears in "The Silmarillion" as a god or Vala of the Elven pantheon. Ulmo is a title, which means "He who pours". He is also known as "King of the Sea" and "Lord of Waters". Ulmo is similar to the god Poseidon in Greek mythology, Neptune in Roman mythology, Ægir in Norse mythology, and Manannan in Celtic mythology. Ulmo was one of the chief architects of Arda (the world). Ulmo was second in majesty of the Valar, after
She-wolf (Roman mythology) that the wolf held a special place in the world of the ancient inhabitants of Italy. One legend claims that the Hirpini people were so-called because, when they set out to found their first colony, they were led to its location by a wolf (from the Sabine word for wolf: "hirpus"). The tale of the Lupercal is central to that of the twins, and probably predates theirs. To the Roman god Mars the wolf is a sacred animal. There is an ongoing debate about a connection to the ancient Roman festival of the Lupercalia. In Greek mythology, Apollo's mother Leto