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Sauron, the quintessential embodiment of evil in Middle-earth, encountered a unique divine intervention when his physical form was destroyed for the first time. This significant moment occurred when Sauron deceived the people of Numenor into attacking the Undying Lands. As the great armada set sail, the Valar communicated the situation to Eru, who annihilated Sauron’s body in a moment of divine wrath, impacting Sauron’s soul as well. From that day forward, Sauron lost the ability to assume a beautiful form, forever changing the nature of his existence as he could only manifest as something abominable thereafter.