Re: Trickster

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1 total messages Started by Sherna Comerford Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:00

Author: Sherna Comerford
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:00

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Frances said:

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>England and Wales have the legend of the Moragon, the shape-shifter
>(now beloved of Star Trek). And then there was Vivienne, who killed
>the wizard Merlin by luring him down into a cave and blocking off
>the exit.

The Morrigan is a psychopomp.  She's the battle-hag, although Vivienene
is sometimes called by a very similar name.  (Morgan le Fay, among others)
She may well have changed over time.  I'm more familiar with the early
Irish legends than the later Arthurian ones (which derive from the Welsh
branch of Celtic legend, in any case.)

Yes, Vivienne is a trickster, although I only know one (arguably two)
trick(s) associated with her.  There are so many versions of these
tales....  If you follow the version that she's Arthur's sister, then
she did also (commit?  trick him into?) incest and gave birth to the
son who killed him.

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