Transformation by witch (sorceress) — Mythoi

Motif

Transformation by witch (sorceress).

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Miscellaneous circumstances of transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D683.2

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda
Greek Fox 137 (Circe)
Spanish *Boggs FFC XC No. 449
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Types 403, 405, 410, 450, 451
general *Kittredge Witchcraft 183f. nn. 91–96
general *Fb "grime" I 484. – Irish myth: *Cross

Within the index

Filed under Transformation by magician.

Filed beside it

Transformers. Demigods who transform things at will so that they assume present form. See all references for motifs A900–A999 for work of transformers. (Cf. D272.) Transformation by troll Transformation by saint Transformation by god (goddess) Transformation by evil spirits Transformation by fairy Transformation by angel (God) Transformation by druid

Carried in tale types

Jorinde and Joringel · ATU 405 1 recorded variant

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