μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Transformation to act as helpful animal.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Reasons for voluntary transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D659.4

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Filed under Miscellaneous reasons for voluntary transformation.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Transformation to lion in order to guard palace. (Cf. D112.1, D621.1.) Sea dragon in serpent's form to accompany hero. (Cf. D419.1.1, B11.) Transformation to eagle to carry hero to safety Transformation to eagle in order to guard princess
Filed beside it
Transformation to snakes at night in order to sleep. (Cf. D621.1.1.) Done by otherworld people Transformation to animals to fight. (Cf. D615) Transformation to show displeasure Transformation to obtain blessing Transformation to friar to instruct mankind Transformation: wife to mistress. Transformed wife substitutes for husband's mistress Transformation to test fidelity Transformation to another form to persuade man to go to battle Transformation to lure hunters to certain place. Usually fairyland Transformation to recover stolen goods Transformation to tramp to escape recognition Transformation in order to drive buffaloes to milking Transformation: woman to fly so as to help hero pick out weapons from among many

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