Talk:Morgen (mythological creature)

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Wait wait wait...that's the same picture as on Undine! Is the statue an Undine or Morgens? --24.46.164.83 07:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

The nymphs of the Rhine were morgens who lured men to their deaths. Undine are slightly less bloodthirsty. --Bejnar 18:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Um, the nymphs of the Rhine were known as Rhinetöcher and were characters in Wagner's Ring Cycle as well as German mythology. They weren't bloodthirsty; they changed the river from gold to black when their Rhinegold was stolen. Where are you getting the idea that Rhinetöcher and/or undines are bloodthirsty anyway? World of Warcraft? But anyway, this is the page for the French and Breton morgens, not the page for other water creatures. 24.14.198.8 22:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC) Chris G.

ok you people are weird. just like this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.72.59.209 (talk) 02:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

The Lady of the Lake and Morgan le Fey are two entirely different figures in Arthurian legend, at least to my knowledge. The comment linking them should probably be removed. 131.193.146.101 (talk) 08:49, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Both characters are often linked to Avalon, which is probably what the person who added the comment was referring to. The name "Morgen" is used in the Vita Merlini as the ruler of Avalon (an early version of Morgan le Fay). I've clarified the reference. Rajah1 (talk) 16:50, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

In Ireland there is the story of Muirgen, also known as Li Ban (Beauty of Women). According to story, she lived for three hundred years in the waters of Lough Neagh until she was captured by Beoan, St Comgall's fisherman. Comgall baptised her, she told him her adventures, died and went heaven. (source: Irish Names by O Corrain and Maguire)

I read mention that the story was a corrpution of a story of a Monk called Muireacain who drowned. The surname of O Muireagain is anglized in one form as Morgan and Morigan.

"... and like sirens they sit in the water and comb their hair seductively" This sentence is misleading, the siren article: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren" states, backed by multiple sources that sirens are half-bird, not water deities. I know in the Morgen article a reference is given, but as far as I can tell from the Siren article sirens do not "sit in the water and comb their hair seductively" so the source for this may be making the common error of confusing mermaids with sirens in which case the statement should be removed or corrected.77.97.25.69 (talk) 08:41, 19 July 2012 (UTC)