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Motif

Transformation to kill enemy.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Reasons for voluntary transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D651.1

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Eskimo (Aleut) Golder JAFL XVIII 220
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 278 n. 26, (Plains Ojibwa): Skinner JAFL XXXII 303 No. 7.
  • general S. Am. Indian (Yuricare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 504, (Mundurucú): Horton ibid. (3) 294, (Apapocuvá-Guaraní): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 238
Within the index

Filed under Transformation to defeat enemies. (Cf. D615.)

3 finer motifs beneath it
Transformation of magic object to animal which kills enemy Demons assume human form to revenge brother's death Queen transforms herself to defeat god of death
Filed beside it
Transformation to frighten enemy. (Cf. D641.3.) Transformation to destroy enemy's property Transformation to ant in order to gnaw bow-strings of enemy Transformation to spy enemy's camp Transformation so as to protect hero from enemy

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