Fata Morgana
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Fata Morgana is the Italian name for Morgan le Fay, the fairy half-sister of King Arthur (both "fata" and "fay" mean fairy.)
The other uses of the phrase below derive from this use, all meaning an illusion, or illusory prospect, most famously a fata morgana, a mirage and optical phenomenon.
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