The constellation
D659 Miscellaneous reasons for voluntary transformation
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● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
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- Transformation to snakes at night in order to sleep. (Cf. D621.1.1.) Done by otherworld people · D659.1 entry
- Transformation to animals to fight. (Cf. D615) · D659.2 entry
- Transformation to show displeasure · D659.3 entry
- Transformation to act as helpful animal · D659.4 entry
- Transformation to obtain blessing · D659.5 entry
- Transformation to friar to instruct mankind · D659.6 entry
- Transformation: wife to mistress. Transformed wife substitutes for husband's mistress · D659.7 entry
- Transformation to test fidelity · D659.8 entry
- Transformation to another form to persuade man to go to battle · D659.9 entry
- Transformation to lure hunters to certain place. Usually fairyland · D659.10 entry
- Transformation to recover stolen goods · D659.11 entry
- Transformation to tramp to escape recognition · D659.12 entry
- Transformation in order to drive buffaloes to milking · D659.13 entry
- Transformation: woman to fly so as to help hero pick out weapons from among many · D659.14 entry