μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • general Kittredge Witchcraft 184 n. 97
  • general See also all notes to D615.1.
Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous circumstances of transformation.

9 finer motifs beneath 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 witch (sorceress)Transformation by trollTransformation by saintTransformation by god (goddess)Transformation by evil spiritsTransformation by fairyTransformation by angel (God)Transformation by druid
Filed beside it
Gradual transformation. (Cf. D701.)Partial transformationTransformation by helpful animalsTransformed animal refuses to touch meat of that animalTransformed mother suckles childDaily beating of men transformed to dogs. Necessary unless hero himself is to be transformedCity's inhabitants transformed to fish. Different classes to different colored fishMan transformed to ass plays the lyreFood left for transformed personMan transformed to woman has childrenTransformation during sleepMagic object can transform selfGods have power to transform themselvesAdditional transformation motifs
Travels with
Children enchanted by stepmother. (Cf. D683.)

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