Protean sale: man sells youth in successive transformations — Mythoi

Motif

Protean sale: man sells youth in successive transformations.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Repeated transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D612

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
general *Type 325
general *BP II 60ff.
general *Cosquin Études 567ff.
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 184 n. 98–Missouri French: Carrière.

Within the index

Filed under Repeated transformation. Transformation into one form after another.

1 finer motif beneath it

Illusory transformation of animals in order to sell and cheat. (Cf. D2031, K1870.)

Filed beside it

Goddess repeatedly transforms herself Protean beggar: Person assumes successive forms in order to beg 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

Carried in tale types

The Magician and his Pupil · ATU 325 4 recorded variants

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