Witch transforms to stone — Mythoi

Motif

Witch transforms to stone.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G263.2.1

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm No. 60, 85 → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 60
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Witch transforms man to object. (Cf. D200.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Witch transforms man into soapstone

Filed beside it

Witch transforms man to tree

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Treasure from bird's feathers Speaking lion Speaking bear Speaking wolf Speaking fox Speaking hare (rabbit) Helpful animals a gift Release of animal by hunter (fisher) Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) Witch lives in forest One brother rescues another from ogre Inscribed name on article as token of ownership. (Cf. H94.10.)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “transforms” · wander