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- Angels are transformed souls of the pious. A52.0.4
- Devil in serpent form tempts first woman (Satan and Eve). A63.6
- Original creator followed by transformers. These demigods change the original creation into the present forms. A72
- Formless gods. A120.4
- God in form of comet. A124.5
- Deity in human form. (The human form is assumed in most mythologies.) A125
- God in animal form. A132
- God in successive animal forms. A132.0.1
- God takes form successively of ants, scorpion, and cobra. A132.0.1.1
- God in three forms: gecho, shark, or priest. A132.0.1.2
- Goddess in form of bird. A132.6.2
- Goddess in form of tree. A139.8.5
- God descends in form of shooting star. A171.0.3.2
- God in form of fakir visits king and gives him advice. A182.3.4.1
- Hero formed by god out of mother's apron. A511.1.4.2
- Culture hero performs remarkable feats of strength and skill. A526.7
- Culture hero can transform self. A527.3.1
- Culture hero assumes ugly and deformed guise. A527.3.1.1
- Creator uses particular formula (letters) to create universe. A611.0.1
- Creation of universe: genealogical type. A begets B, who begets C, etc. Finally the universe is brought forth in its present form. A645
Tale types
- ATU 1370 The Lazy Wife Is Reformed (previously The Lazy Wife)
- ATU 1529 Thief as Donkey (previously Thief Claims to have been Transformed into a Horse)
- ATU 1592A The Transformed Gold (previously The Transformed Golden Pumpkin)
- ATU 1890F Shot causes a Series of Lucky or Unlucky Accidents (previously Lucky Shot: Miscellaneous Forms)
- ATU 218 A Cat Transformed to a Maiden Runs after a Mouse
- ATU 314 Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse)
- ATU 402A* The Princess Transformed into a Toad
- ATU 905A* The Wicked Queen Reformed by Whipping by a Cobbler