μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Metamorphosis brought about by baptism. Monster born of union of heathen ruler and Christian maiden becomes a handsome boy on being baptized.

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

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Filed under Baptism.

Filed beside it
Girl having been stolen by mountain-folk must be baptized anewTails fall off mountain spirits when they are baptizedBaptism of infantsSea bath as purificatory rite

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