Arwen era a estrela do seu povo, a última grande luz da raça dos elfos
So it was that Frodo saw her whom few mortals had yet seen; Arwen, daughter of Elrond, in whom it was said that the likeness of Lúthien had come on earth again; and she was called Undómiel, for she was the Evenstar of her people.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Book II, Chapter 1: Many Meetings
A história de Arwen é semelhante à de Lúthien, de fato, Arwen era considerada tão bela quanto sua companheira de fadas, considerada a mais bela elfa de todos os tempos. A semelhança dos dois é notada por Aragorn, no Conto de Aragorn e Arwen 1
and his daughter Arwen Undómiel, who resembles Lúthien closely in looks and fate...
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - Letter 141, To Naomi Mitchison
Arwen is not a 're-incarnation' of Lúthien (that in the view of this mythical history would be impossible, since Lúthien has died like a mortal and left the world of time) but a descendant very like her in looks, character, and fate.
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - Letter 153, To Peter Hastings
for Lúthien was the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar.
The Silmarillion - Chapter 19: Of Beren and Luthien
O nome Undomiel foi dado a Arwen para refletir sua beleza durante o tempo do declínio dos Elfos na Era. Arwen era um reflexo da antiga glória da raça dos Elfos nos Anos das Árvores e da Primeira Era, numa época em que os Primogênitos começavam a desaparecer e o tempo dos Homens havia começado. Arwen fazia parte da sexta e última união dos Filhos de Ilúvatar (depois de Luthien e Beren, Idril e Tuor, Nimloth & Dior, Elwing , Eärendil e Mithrellas e Imrazor). Em sua luta com Aragorn, Arwen renova a aliança há muito esquecida entre as duas raças das Crianças. Seu noivado representa a passagem da tocha, desde o primogênito que governou a Terra-média por milênios até o segundo-nascido, que é o tempo que está aumentando. Além disso, Arwen, sozinho dos High Elves, permanece na Terra-média.
O Evenstar permanece na Terra-média por um tempo após o início da Era dos Homens, no entanto a Manhã (Galadriel, a última lembrança de uma era esquecida) passa para sempre sobre o Mar. Isso novamente reflete o destino de Arwen como a última luz brilhante para os Primogênitos em um mundo de Homens."But first I will plead this excuse," said Éomer. "Had I seen her in other company, I would have said all that you could wish. But now I will put Queen Arwen Evenstar first, and I am ready to do battle on my own part with any who deny me. Shall I call for my sword?"
Then Gimli bowed low. "Nay, you are excused for my part, lord," he said. "You have chosen the Evening; but my love is given to the Morning. And my heart forebodes that soon it will pass away for ever."
The Return of the King: Book VI, Chapter 6: Many Partings
1 For Aragorn had been singing a part of the Lay of Lúthien which tells of the meeting of Lúthien and Beren in the forest of Neldoreth. And behold! there Lúthien walked before his eyes in Rivendell, clad in a mantle of silver and blue, fair as the twilight in Elven-home; her dark hair strayed in a sudden wind, and her brows were bound with gems like stars.
For a moment Aragorn gazed in silence, but fearing that she would pass away and never be seen again, he called to her crying, Tinúviel, Tinúviel! even as Beren had done in the Elder Days long ago.
Then the maiden turned to him and smiled, and she said: “Who are you? And why do you call me by that name?”
And he answered: “Because I believed you to be indeed Lúthien Tinúviel, of whom I was singing. But if you are not she, then you walk in her likeness.”
“So many have said,” she answered gravely. “Yet her name is not mine. Though maybe my doom will be not unlike hers. But who are you?”
The Return of the King: Book VII, Appendix A, Part V: Here follows a part of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen