μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • TuamotuStimson MS (z–G 13/10).
Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics from transformation of animal.

Filed beside it
Shepherd transformed to bird still calls sheep: explanation of bird cries. Usually told of hoopoe and bittern. (Cf. A1952, A1965.2, A2275.3, A2425, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.)Spider transformed for greediness: now occupies dark corners. (Cf. A2433.5.3.)Catfish transformed from woman still carries women's tatoo marksWoodpecker transformed from stingy woman: therefore stingyWeeping man turned into owl; still bewails sorrows

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