μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Transformation to friar to instruct mankind.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Reasons for voluntary transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D659.6

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous reasons for voluntary transformation.

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 act as helpful animal Transformation to obtain blessing 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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