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I can't see why he'd initially take on that "part" of the body, but he probably had his own, perverse, twisted, lunatic reasons.
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Maybe he had no choice. Perhaps it just went hand in hand with being physically incarnate, just like the need to eat, sleep etc.
But I think that Morgoth's lustful intentions towards Luthien were less to do with any physical attraction or desire for physical gratification, and much more to do with a desire physically to dominate, as is the case with rapists generally. And this would, I suppose, have represented in a microcosm his desire to dominate and defile the entirety of the Elven peoples in Beleriand.
As others have pointed out, had he succeeded in giving vent to his lustful desires, he would have drawn out Thingol and his kindred, and no doubt many other Elves besides. So, by that one act of domination and defilement, he could well have achieved his wider ambitions in this regard.
Lucky that Luthien was wise to him, eh.
[ 9:10 AM December 05, 2003: Message edited by: The Saucepan Man ]