Influences on Tolkien's writing

[Treikayan]

Originally Posted by Dachux

... and good vs bad stars, when Melkor and Sauron are trying to act like gods - creating. Quite similar with Lucifer... turning away from God and becomming Satan...

Ayuh, and when I read the Silmarillion, I got the same impression. There was Satan (Melkor) always trying to create discord (pun intended) with creation. Lucifer was the most beautiful of all the angels of heaven, and just like Melkor in the Silmarillion, he let pride become his fall.