mrrgan

The Mrrgan (Morrgan, Morrighan, Morrigu, Mr-Rhioghain) ("great queen" or "phantom queen"), is an Irish goddess of war and destruction. She is typically depicted as being armoured and armed: wherever war occurs, there is the Mrrgan. She is reputed to have hovered over the battlefield in the form either of a crow or a raven. (Mrrgan is the Old Irish spelling of her name; Mor-Rioghain is the Modern Irish spelling and is pronounced as more ree-en.) She is appears in the Mythological Cycle (see Irish mythology) of Celtic tales, where she is revered as one of the Tuatha D Danann, a race of shape-shifting magicians whom the Celts believed inhabited Ireland before them. She also contends with Cchulainn in the Ulster Cycle. The Mrrgan has three aspects: Macha, Nemain (or in Modern Irish Neamhain), and the Badhbh. These are translated respectively as Terror, Venomous, and Scaldcrow, and are pronounced : makh-uh, neh-wuhn, and bow (rhymes with cow). She also comes in the aspect of Badhbh Catha (pr. bow kaha), the Scaldcrow of Battle. Though the first part of her name may be cognate with the Old English maere, which still persists within the modern English word "nightmare", it is more likely to be the Old, Middle and Modern Irish word mr, meaning "great"; the second root is rgan meaning "queen". According to Seathrn Citinn she was worshipped by Fodla, with whom she may be seen as equivalent.

Arthurian myth

There have been attempts to link the Arthurian witch, Morgan le Fay, with the Mrrgan. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote the first stories that describe Morgan le Fay in "Vita Merlini" ("The Life of Merlin") written during the 12th century.

Morrigan Aensland

Morrigan Aensland is a character from the Capcom's Darkstalkers fighting game series, portrayed as a succubus. As the daughter of Belial, One of the rulers of the Makai realm, Morrigan was extremely powerful. So much so that Belial sealed away part of her power. This power eventually became a being of its own, a succubus named Lilith. Morrigan is very vain, and lives for little more than the excitement of battle. She appears as a beautiful woman with long, light green hair, and bat-like wings on her back and the sides of her head. Morrigan can reshape these wings into spikes and blades when attacking her enemies, as well as using them to shield herself from enemy attacks. Her wings can also separate from her, and form into a cloud of bats. Morrigan Aensland has been voiced by Yayoi Jinguji since her debut.

Mrrgan

Arthurian myth

Morrigan Aensland

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