μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Repeated transformation. Transformation into one form after another.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Repeated transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D610

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • English Child I 337, *V 499 s. v. "transformations, successive"
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 16f.
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Greek Fox 87 (Nereus), 92 (Periklymenos), 122 (Thetis), Frazer Apollodorus II 67 n. 6, Roscher s. v. "Acheloos" → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. XIII
  • Persian Carnoy 270, 272
  • Turkish Radloff IV 81ff.
  • India Keith 152, Tawney II 168, 510ff., *Thompson-Balys. – Chinese: Werner 361, Eberhard FFC CXX 48 → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XIV
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • Indonesian DeVries Volksverhalen Nos 63, 69, 132. – Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 213 No. 73
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 265
  • general *Type 325
  • general *Norlind 73ff.
  • general *Scott Thumb 124ff.
  • general Cosquin Études 516ff
  • general Chauvin II 183, V 199. – Irish myth: *Cross
  • general Central Caroline Islands: Dixon 258
  • general American Indian (Aztec): Alexander Lat. Am. 83. – Africa (Angola): Chatelain 72 No. 3, (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 3, (general): Frobenius Atlantis II 38ff, III 116ff., Meinhof African. Märchen No. 35.
Within the index
5 finer motifs beneath it
Goddess repeatedly transforms herself Protean beggar: Person assumes successive forms in order to beg Protean sale: man sells youth in successive transformations Transformation combat. Fight between contestants who strive to outdo each other in successive transformations Repeated transformations to deceive wives. A husband thus makes each of his many wives believe that he is always with her
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Person transforms self, is swallowed and reborn in new form. (Cf. D605.7, D610.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Transformation: man to wild beast (mammal) Transformation: man to tiger Transformation: man to cuttlefish Transformation: man to serpent (snake). (Cf. B642.1.) Magic meat Magic sword Magic strength-giving food. (Cf. D1030.) Immortality by burning Protean transformation of water-spirit Dragon-tongue proof. Dragon slayer cuts out the tongues and uses them later to prove his identity as slayer Test of sex of man masking as girl: arms placed among baskets and war-trumpet sounded. Man snatches arms Man disguised as woman admitted to women's quarters: seduction
Carried in tale types

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