Are the Elves a Phantom?

The elves don't seem to have any kind of a, any kind of religion in the same way that human beings would write ah. They very much have a relationship with this figure elbereth, like catholics would have with the blessed virgin maryah. Theelves would actually know that within this story, they would know that she is subordinate to aluvitar. And so we're not worshipping her as the ultimate god, right? Ar, but how w how do we navigate this? You've said, thttha, there are some distinctions that we cannot have to make. That's kind of the breakdown on on why people accuse lord of the rings and middle