μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Transformation as punishment.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Motive for transformation of others. · view the constellation · filed as D661

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Finnish Kalevala rune 33 → on our shelf: The Kalevala, Rune XXXIII
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 97 No. 836A*
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "amoureux"
  • Swiss Jegerlehner Oberwallis 313 No. 82
  • Greek Frazer Apollodorus I 343 (Niobe), Fox 29 (Io) → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. V
  • Jewish Neuman
  • Tahiti Dixon 65
  • Africa (Fjort) Dennett 89 No. 22, 105 No. 29.
  • general *Dh II 99ff., 123ff., III 284ff., 404ff., 426ff., IV 262
  • general *Type 751A, 368*, 402*
  • general *Fb "fisk" I 296b, "sten" III 553b, 554a
  • general *BP III 168, 462
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 154
  • general Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XXIX 69
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 413. Icelandic: *Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Motive for transformation of others.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Transformation as revenge for repulsing amorous advances Transformation as punishment for denouncing saint. Der Heiligen Leben und Leiden 100ff. (Santa Barbara) Transformation for violation of vow
Filed beside it
Transformation to cure inconstant husband. He falls in love with another woman: his wife changes him to negro. He then falls in love with negress: wife changes him to ass. He then falls in love with she-ass. Finally restored to his original form Transformation as reward Transformation of woman by goddess to preserve chastity Transformation of enemy to be rid of him Transformation to save a person
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Punishment: transformation. (Cf. D661.) Transformation as fitting punishment. (Cf. D661, Q551.3.) Transformation of a man to animal as fitting punishment. (Cf. D661.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Sphinx. Has face of woman, body and tail of lion, wings of bird Tabu: killing sacred dragon. (Cf. B11.) Transformation to animal for breaking tabu Transformation: man to dolphin Transformation: herd of cattle to wolves Transformation: oars and masts to serpents Journey to upper world. Most references for F0 discuss this motif Man kills son thinking that he is cutting a branch Women, driven mad, devour their infants' flesh Mother kills son thinking him a wild beast Inhospitality punished. (Cf. P320, Q45, Q551.6.7, Q556.7, W158.) Punishment: drawing asunder by horses. (Cf. Q469.12.)
Carried in tale types

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