Transformation: man to frog. (Cf. B643)

Motif

Transformation: man to frog. (Cf. B643).

Magic. · Transformation. · Transformation: man to animal. · Transformation: man to reptiles and miscellaneous animals. · view the constellation · filed as D195

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Depth CommentaryPrimitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Chapter X

Scholars’ trail — 10references

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.

SpanishBoggs FFC XC 97 No. 836A
JewishNeuman
Buddhist mythMalalasekera I 289, II 390
KoreanZong in-Sob V No. 2
ChilePino Saavedra 405
Africa (Bushman)Bleek and Lloyd 199, (Zulu): Callaway 211.
general *Type 440
general *BP I 1ff.
general *Fb "frø" I 378, "blod" IV 48 a
general Tobler 80. – Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3188, Legends No. 202

Within the index

Filed under Transformation: man to reptiles and miscellaneous animals.

Filed beside it

Transformation: man to serpent (snake). (Cf. B642.1.)Transformation: man to worm (often = snake)Transformation: man to tortoise (turtle)Transformation: man to crocodile. (Cf. B642.2.)Transformation: man to toad Transformation: man to lizard Transformation: man to snail Transformation: man to other animals than those already treated

Travels with

Marriage to person in insect form Reincarnation as frog. (Cf. D195.)

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