Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4637931-20150324073844/@comment-25701646-20150324232443

Well, canonically, they're different people because Merrin's Ursula states that Poseidon named her after the goddess Ursula. I think this is a sign that the goddess will be featured again because, otherwise, why make the distinction? That being said, the goddess Ursula could be a potential big bad. However, I think it's more likely she's just apathetic. After all, she didn't help Ariel when asked to and, while she remonstrated Regina for posing as her, she didn't  stop Regina when she hurt Ariel. However, that could just be out of care for Ariel's happiness. After all, Ariel's a mermaid and Eric's a human. It's not impossible for them to be together but it does make things extremely difficult.