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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
E
The Dead
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Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
U
The Nature of Life
V
Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| D683.3 | Transformation by troll. Fb "trold" III 852b. |
| D568 | Transformation by turning magic hood. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 175, *Cross. |
| D565.4.1 | Transformation by twisting one's own ear. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D585.1 | Transformation by tying charm around person's neck. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D562.2 | Transformation by urine. (Cf. D441.5, D441.6, D564.4, D1006.) —India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D599 | Transformation by various means—miscellaneous. |
| D560 | Transformation by various means. |
| D513 | Transformation by violation of looking tabu. (Cf. C300.) |
| D572.4 | Transformation by wand. German: Grimm No. 56, 60. |
| D683.2 | Transformation by witch (sorceress). *Types 403, 405, 410, 450, 451; *Kittredge Witchcraft 183f. nn. 91—96; *Fb "grime" I 484.—Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Greek: Fox 137 (Circe); Spanish: *Boggs FFC XC No. 449; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D573.1 | Transformation by written spell. Korean: Zong in-Sob 85. |
| D615.3 | Transformation combat between lover and maid. BP II 68; Child V 499 s.v. "transformations". |
| D615.5 | Transformation combat between saints. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D615 | Transformation combat. Fight between contestants who strive to outdo each other in successive transformations.—*Penzer III 195 n. 1, 203ff., VIII 80 n. 1; Mitra *The Magical Conflict in Santali, Ao Naga Folklore (Man in India IX 173—80); Chauvin V 2 No. 2, 5 No. 443, 199 No. 116, VI 86 No. 252, 110 No. 274; Cosquin études folkloriques 570ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 138, 588.—Egypt: Müller 126 (Horus and Seth); Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 256 n. 3 (Hercules and Achelous); Irish myth: *Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 110; Finnish: Kalevala rune 28; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 289; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 361; Hawaii: Dixon 90f; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/1001); N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 311 n. 117e; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 220, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 319, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 85, (Greenland): Rasmussen II 96; S. A. Indian (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII 1 434. |
| D615.1 | Transformation contest between magicians. Finnish: Kalevala rune 27; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 50 No. 89; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 169, 242; Africa: Milligan Jungle 100. |
| D615.2 | Transformation contest between master and pupil. *Type 325; *BP II 68; *Köhler-Bolte I 138, 556; English: Child V 499 s.v. "transformation"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Missouri-French: Carrière. |
| D696 | Transformation during sleep. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D623 | Transformation every ten days. Icelandic: Volsungasaga 15. |
| D671 | Transformation flight. Fugitives transforms themselves in order to escape detection by the pursuer.—*Types 313, 325, 327; **Aarne Die magische Flucht (FFC XCII); *Fb "and" IV 12b, "rose" III 80a.—Irish myth: *Cross; English: Child V 499 s.v. "transformations"; Greek: Grote I 182; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights V 353; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 75, 17 n. 1; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 327, 367, III 124, Rink 195, (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 182; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 334 n. 205b; S. A. Indian (Sharanti, Comacan, Mashacalí): Horton BBAE CXLIII 3 294, (Mundurucu): Horton ibid. 3 281; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 274 No. 86.—Africa (Kaffir): Theal 98, (Zulu): Callaway 21, (Basuto): Jacottet 206 No. 30, Casalis Les Bassoutos (Paris 1859) 349. |
| C960 | Transformation for breaking tabu. India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D661.3 | Transformation for violation of vow. Greek: Grote I 162. |
| D53 | Transformation in health. |
| D659.13 | Transformation in order to drive buffaloes to milking. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G12 | Transformation in order to eat own kind. Man transforms self to animal and eats men. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 71 No. 15. |
| D641.3 | Transformation in order to enter rival's stomach. (Cf. D651.2.) Tonga: Gifford 76. |
| D657.3 | Transformation in order to steal fire. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 7, (Choco): ibid. 112. |
| D23.1 | Transformation into a boatman. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "batelier". |
| D29.1 | Transformation into a churl (bachlach). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D25.2 | Transformation into a cleric (monk). Irish myth: Cross. |
| D24.3 | Transformation into a swineherd. Irish myth: Cross (D23). |
| D28 | Transformation into giant. Irish myth: Cross (D29.1.) |
| D29.2 | Transformation into juggler. Irish myth: Cross (D26). |
| D27 | Transformation into leper. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D294 | Transformation into puff of dust. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/203). |
| D151.2.1 | Transformation into snowbunting. Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 220. |
| D25 | Transformation layman to professional man. |
| D113.3 | Transformation man to fox. *Fb "ræv" III 113a; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 179.—Irish myth: Cross; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 337 s.v. "Hexe", *302 No. 15, 307 No. 27, 32; Icelandic: Юorsteins saga Vik. 417; Missouri French: Carrière; Chinese: Krappe CFQ III (1944) 137; Korean: Zong in-Sob 19, 56; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 342 n. 233 (cf. B651.1); Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 52, 56. |
| Q584.2 | Transformation of a man to animal as fitting punishment. (Cf. D661.) Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 773*; S. A. Indian (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 133, 172. |
| D658.3.2 | Transformation of animal to woman to seduce man. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D665 | Transformation of enemy to be rid of him. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D566.3 | Transformation of horse by spurring. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D651.1.1 | Transformation of magic object to animal which kills enemy. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D454 | Transformation of manufactured object. |
| D452 | Transformation of mineral form. |
| D665.1 | Transformation of rival in love (marriage) to be rid of him. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D658.3 | Transformation of sex to seduce. Irish myth: *Cross; Danish: Boberg; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 49. |
| D665.2 | Transformation of stepchild to be rid of him. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D451 | Transformation of vegetable form. |
| D664 | Transformation of woman by goddess to preserve chastity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D651.6 | Transformation so as to protect hero from enemy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D643 | Transformation so as to rescue. |
| D525 | Transformation through curse. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VI 16, VIII 140ff.; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D551.2.3 | Transformation through eating magic seeds. (Cf. D971).—Hindu: Penzer VI 56 n. 1, 62f. |
| D516 | Transformation through excessive grief. Greek: Roscher s.v. "Itys"; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian (Thompson): Alexander N. Am. 137. |
| D526 | Transformation through greeting: first creature to be greeted will be transformed. (Cf. A1371.3.)—*Dh II 191ff. |
| D522 | Transformation through magic word (charm). (Cf. D1273.)—Irish myth: Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys, Penzer I 136, II 20, VI 8, 59.—Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z-G. 13/203); Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 271 No. 84. |
| D529 | Transformation through power of the word—miscellaneous. |
| D520 | Transformation through power of the word. |
| D523 | Transformation through song. (Cf. D1275.)—Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 273 No. 87. |
| D521.1 | Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent. BP I 430 (Grimm Nos. 9, 27, 49). |
| D521 | Transformation through wish. Type 451; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 398 No. 70, 409 No. 73, (Shasta): Farrand-Frachtenberg JAFL XXVIII 216 No. 6; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 172. |
| D29 | Transformation to a person of different social class—miscellaneous. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D659.4 | Transformation to act as helpful animal. |
| C962 | Transformation to animal for breaking tabu. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 334 n. 1; Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 35, (Tupinamba): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 172; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 105, No. 29. |
| D658.1 | Transformation to animal to seduce woman. *Krappe études 53ff.—Irish myth: *Cross; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 209 n. 2 (Europa), Fox 24, 33, 60, 166, 223; Hindu: Keith 76 (Prajapati); N. A. Indian (Iroquois): Alexander N. Am. 26; Am. Negro (Georgia): Harris Friends 81 No. 11, 91 No. 12; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 211, (Congo): Weeks 219 No. 14, (Fjort): Dennett 71 No. 15. Cf. Chinese: Werner 363. |
| D659.2 | Transformation to animals to fight. (Cf. D615)—Icelandic: Boberg; Irish myth: *Cross; Persian: Carnoy 269; Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 38. |
| D659.9 | Transformation to another form to persuade man to go to battle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D651.4 | Transformation to ant in order to gnaw bow-strings of enemy. *Charpentier Kleine Beiträge 35 n. 3. |
| C961.5 | Transformation to anthill for breaking tabu. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D23 | Transformation to artisan. |
| D641.1.2 | Transformation to be able to woo maiden. Greek: Grote I 139; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D646 | Transformation to be picked up (caught). Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 262 No. 39. |
| D657.1 | Transformation to be put in food-bag. Cape Verde Islands: *Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 323. |
| C962.2 | Transformation to bird for breaking tabu. Greek: Grote I 128. |
| D57.4 | Transformation to black man. German: Grimm No. 121, 137; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D655.1 | Transformation to buffalo so as to eat grass. Cheyenne: Campbell JAFL XXIX 407 No. 1. |
| D646.2 | Transformation to child or pet to be adopted. N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 281 n. 42 (many of the references). |
| D133 | Transformation to cow (bull, calf, etc.). India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D133.1 | Transformation to cow. *Type 473; *Fb "ko" II 240b.—Icelandic: Boberg; Greek: Grote I 80; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 43, 52. |
| D662 | Transformation to cure inconstant husband. He falls in love with another woman: his wife changes him to negro. He then falls in love with negress: wife changes him to ass. He then falls in love with she-ass. Finally restored to his original form.—*Chauvin II 183 No. 23. |
| D651 | Transformation to defeat enemies. (Cf. D615.) Irish myth: Cross; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 189; Middle English Romance: Wells 103 (Alliterative Alexander Fragment A); Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Fox 219 (Dionysus); India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D651.3 | Transformation to destroy enemy's property. Africa (Angola): Chatelain 245 No. 47. |
| D25.1 | Transformation to doctor. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D659.4.4 | Transformation to eagle in order to guard princess. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| D647.2 | Transformation to eagle so as to scour country for lovely woman as bride for king. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D659.4.3 | Transformation to eagle to carry hero to safety. Africa (Hausa): Equilbecq II 171ff. |
| D642.7 | Transformation to elude pursuers. (Cf. D671, D672.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D642.4 | Transformation to escape ambush. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D642.2 | Transformation to escape death. *Type 316.—Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 49 n. 2, 251 n. 4; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 146, *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 324.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 310 nn. 117a, 117b.; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 120; Aztec: Alexander Lat. Am. 83; Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen II 211; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 247. |
| D642 | Transformation to escape difficult situation. Type 461; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: *Thompson-Balys; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 258 No. 40; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 238 No. 35. |
| D642.1 | Transformation to escape from captivity. Finnish: Kalevala rune 16; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Chinese: Werner 366. |
| D642.3 | Transformation to escape lover. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 22 (Mitis), II 54 n. 1 (Psamathe), 67 n. 6 (Thetis); Chinese: Graham. |
| D642.5 | Transformation to escape notice. Greek: Grote I 43; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D642.6 | Transformation to escape ogress. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D643.1 | Transformation to falcon in order to rescue condemned man at the gallows. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D533 | Transformation to fish by catching in fish-trap. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D586 | Transformation to fish by throwing into sea. N. A. Indian (California): Gayton and Newman 100; Madagascar (Antankarana): Renel I 94ff. No. 14. |
| D646.1 | Transformation to fish to be caught. Chinese: Werner 273, 363. |
| D657.2 | Transformation to flying horse so as to abduct king. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D659.6 | Transformation to friar to instruct mankind. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D651.2 | Transformation to frighten enemy. (Cf. D641.3.) Icelandic: Egils saga einhenda XII 9—10; India: Thompson-Balys; Ila (Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 359 No. 12. |
| D641.2 | Transformation to gain access to enemy's camp (fortress). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D214 | Transformation to grain. |
| D642.5.1 | Transformation to hide from ogress. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D535 | Transformation to horse (ass. etc.) by putting on bridle (halter). *Fb "hest" I 598b, "grime" I 484, "bidsel" IV 37b; Köhler-Bolte I 220, 586.—Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 130 No. 71; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 45 No. 71; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3656; India: Thompson-Balys, Penzer VI 56 n. 2, *59. |
| D535.1 | Transformation to horse by being horse-shod. Köhler-Bolte I 220, 586. |
| D24 | Transformation to humble person. |
| D658.2 | Transformation to husband's (lover's) form to seduce woman. *Penzer III 126f.; *Toldo Zs. f. Vksk. XV 367; *Frazer Apollodorus I 174 n. 1; *Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. "Betrüger überführt"; Roscher Lexikon s.v. "Alkmene"; Euphorion I 589f.; Zachariae Zs. f. Vksk. XVI 138ff.; Wells 30 (Geoffrey of Monmouth), 32 (Layamon's Brut), 43 (Arthour and Merlin), 103 (Alliterative Alexander, Fragment A).—Irish myth: *Cross, MacCulloch Celtic 52, 56, 63, 75; Welsh: ibid. 185; German: Boberg; Indonesian: DeVries's list No. 150. |
| D651.1 | Transformation to kill enemy. India: *Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Aleut): Golder JAFL XVIII 220; S. A. Indian (Yuricare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 504, (Mundurucú): Horton ibid. (3) 294, (Apapocuvá-Guaraní): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 238; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 278 n. 26, (Plains Ojibwa): Skinner JAFL XXXII 303 No. 7. |
| D592 | Transformation to likeness of another by sleeping with arms about him under the same mantle. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D49 | Transformation to likeness of another person—miscellaneous. |
| D40 | Transformation to likeness of another person. *Type 363; BP III 534 n. 1.—Wells 30 (Uther Pendragon); Icelandic: Boberg; Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman; Greek: Grote I 80; Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen II 211, (Cape York) Rasmussen III 54; Africa (Fang): Tessman 141f. |
| D40.2 | Transformation to likeness of another woman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D47 | Transformation to likeness of monster. Irish myth: Cross (D94, D95); Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D40.1 | Transformation to likeness of person whose shield one carries. (Cf. D1101.1). Norse: FSS 37, 38. |
| D41.1 | Transformation to likeness of ruler. Man so uses the last of three wishes granted to him. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| D659.4.1 | Transformation to lion in order to guard palace. (Cf. D112.1, D621.1.)—Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 62 No. 451. |
| D659.10 | Transformation to lure hunters to certain place. Usually fairyland. Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| C961.4 | Transformation to mountain ridge for breaking tabu. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 189. |
| C962.1 | Transformation to mouse for breaking tabu. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 154. |
| C961 | Transformation to object for breaking tabu. |
| D659.5 | Transformation to obtain blessing. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1891 | Transformation to old man to escape recognition. Icelandic: FSS 27, Boberg; Maori: Dixon 60; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 80. |
| D56.1 | Transformation to older person. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D30 | Transformation to person of different race. |
| D10 | Transformation to person of different sex. *H. Gaidoz "Du changement de sexe dans les contes celtiques" Revue de l'histoire des religions LVII 317ff.; *Chauvin VIII 43 No. 11; *Penzer VII 42ff., 223ff.; *Fb "menneske" II 577b, "kvinde" II 339b; *Brown JAOS XLVII 3; *Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 752; Irish myth: *Cross; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D20 | Transformation to person of different social class. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D57.5 | Transformation to person of rusty color. German: Grimm No. 136. |
| C961.1 | Transformation to pillar of salt for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331.)—— *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Hebrew: Genesis 19: 26; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D641 | Transformation to reach difficult place. *Types 329, 665, 434.—Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: De la Saussaye 261; Finnish: Kalevala rune 43; Greek: Fox 178; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 270, 273, 365, Ferguson 159; Maori: Dixon 79; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 310 n. 117; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 26. |
| D655 | Transformation to receive food. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 300 n. 100, 310 n. 117c.; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 124f; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 57 No. 25, (Angola): Chatelain 145 No. 15. |
| D659.11 | Transformation to recover stolen goods. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D40.2.1 | Transformation to resemble man's mistress so as to be able to kill him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D666 | Transformation to save a person. Icelandic: Hjálmtèrs saga ok ölvers 472, Boberg; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D658.3.1 | Transformation to seduce man. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Hindu: Keith 151. |
| D658 | Transformation to seduce. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 319 n. 2. 395; India: Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 305 n. 109v. |
| D647 | Transformation to seek lost (or unknown) person. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D659.3 | Transformation to show displeasure. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 94 No. 14. |
| D53.1 | Transformation to sick man. Icelandic: Sturlaugs saga 642; Africa (Boloki): Weeks Congo 200ff. |
| D659.1 | Transformation to snakes at night in order to sleep. (Cf. D621.1.1.) Done by otherworld people.—New Britain: Dixon 117. |
| D283.2 | Transformation to spring of water. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 17; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 60. |
| D651.5 | Transformation to spy enemy's camp. Icelandic: *Boberg; Korean Zong in-Sob. |
| D641.2.1 | Transformation to spy out enemy's camp. Korean: Zong in-Sob 64. |
| D657 | Transformation to steal. (Cf. K300.)—Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 54; Chinese: Werner 360f.; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 306 n. 109x, (Calif.): Gayton and Newman 63; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 220 No. 32. |
| Q551.3.4 | Transformation to stone as punishment. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C961.2 | Transformation to stone for breaking tabu. (Cf. C331, C452.) —*Type 516; *Rösch FFC LXXVII 119, 132ff.; *Chauvin VII 98 No. 375; *Fb "se" III 173b, "sten" III 553b.—*Loomis White Magic 80; Greek: Fox 175 (Niobe); India: *Thompson-Balys; Maori: Beckwith Myth 349; S. Am. Indian (Aymara): Tschopik BBAE CXLIII (1) 570. |
| D536.1 | Transformation to swans by taking chains off neck. (Cf. D161.)—**O. Rank Die Lohengrinsage (1911) 65f.; *Wehrhan 50; *Wesselski Märchen 255 No. 64; *Chauvin VIII 206 No. 248; *G. Huet Romania XXXIV (1905) 206ff.; H. A. Todd MLN VI 2.—Norse: MacCulloch Eddic 263; English Romance: Wells 97 (Chevalere Assigne). |
| D659.8 | Transformation to test fidelity. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D645 | Transformation to test heroes. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D659.12 | Transformation to tramp to escape recognition. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. (Cf. D23.1.) |
| D644 | Transformation to travel fast. Icelandic: Boberg; N. A. Indian (Seneca): Curtin-Hewitt RBAE XXXII 317, 323, 331; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 516. |
| D641.4 | Transformation to travel to otherworld. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 24. |
| C961.3.2 | Transformation to tree for breaking tabu. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 84. |
| D622.1 | Transformation to werwolf every Friday night. S. A. Indian (Brazil): Jijena Sanchez 42. |
| C961.3 | Transformation to wood for breaking tabu. German: Grimm No. 43; Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 100. |
| C961.3.1 | Transformation to wooden image for breaking tabu. Marquesas: Handy 113. |
| D512.1 | Transformation when one expresses astonishment at smith drawing water in an egg-shell. (Cf. C491.)—*Köhler-Bolte I 220. |
| D11 | Transformation woman to man. *Types 406, 514; BP II 79ff., 87, III 84; Gr. Nos 71, 134; *Loomis White Magic 80; Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 165, No. 108; Eskimo (Cumberland Sound): Boas BAM XV 248, (Cape York) Rasmussen III 152; (Koryak) Jochelson JE VI 195, 323; Africa (Dahomé): Einstein 28. |
| D55.2.5 | Transformation: adult to child. Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 103, (Mackenzie Area) Jenness 40; Africa (Togo): Einstein 8, (Boloki) Weeks Congo 200ff. |
| D428 | Transformation: amphibian to object. |
| D457.13 | Transformation: animal dung to other object. Africa (Duala): Lederbogen Märchen 82. |
| D457.15 | Transformation: animal heart to other object. |
| D429 | Transformation: animal to object—miscellaneous. |
| D420 | Transformation: animal to object. India: Thompson-Balys; Koryak: Jochelson JE VI 194, 196, 323; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 185, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 639. |
| D300 | Transformation: animal to person. *Goerke Ueber Tierverwandlungen in französischer Dichtung und Sage (Königsberg, 1904); Tawney II 138; India: Thompson-Balys, N. A. Indian (Plains Cree): Skinner JAFL XXIX 345 No. 1 (1); Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen III 205, Rink 450. |
| D382.2 | Transformation: ant to person. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus II 53 n. 5; Fox 121. |
| D411.4 | Transformation: antelope to another animal. |
| D411.4.1 | Transformation: antelope to dog. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 71 No. 15. |
| D411.4.2 | Transformation: antelope to goat. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D421.2.1 | Transformation: antelope to nut. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 71 No. 15. |
| D421.2 | Transformation: antelope to object. |
| D314.1.1 | Transformation: antelope to person. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 71 No. 15. |
| D451.3.1 | Transformation: apples to grain. Irish myth: Cross (D463.1). |
| D451.3.4 | Transformation: apples to pig bristles (frog legs). German: Grimm No. 165. |
| D444.7 | Transformation: armring to serpent. Norse: Herrmann Saxo Gr. II 596. |
| D451.1.1 | Transformation: ash to hazel. Irish myth: Cross (D469.17). |
| D441.6.1 | Transformation: ashes into animals. |
| D475.1.1.1 | Transformation: ashes to gold. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D332.1 | Transformation: ass (donkey) to person. German: Grimm No. 144. |
| D412.6 | Transformation: ass to horse. *Loomis White Magic 80; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 89. |
| D475.1.17 | Transformation: axe becomes golden. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D315.3 | Transformation: badger to person. Japanese: Anesaki 327. |
| D441.5.2 | Transformation: banana leaf to fish. Africa (Duala): Lederbogen JAS IV 71. |
| D479.5 | Transformation: basket of things to iron. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D421.6.1 | Transformation: bear to bow. N. A. Indian (Klikitat): Jacobs U. Wash. II 31. |
| D411.10 | Transformation: bear to goose. |
| D421.6 | Transformation: bear to object. |
| D313.3 | Transformation: bear to person. Korean: Zong in-Sob 3 No. 1; Eskimo (Greenland): Rasmussen I 134, II 11, III 52, 86, Rink 196, (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 54. |
| D382.1 | Transformation: bee to person. Eskimo (Greenland): Thalbitzer Phonetic Study of Eskimo Language (København, 1904) 2. |
| D454.3.3 | Transformation: belt to bridge. N. A. Indian (Quinault): Farrand JE II 115. |
| D423 | Transformation: bird (fowl) to object. |
| D413 | Transformation: bird to another animal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D350 | Transformation: bird to person. Tobler 79.—Irish myth: *Cross; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 49f.; Easter Island: Métraux Ethnology 373. |
| D341.1 | Transformation: bitches to women. Irish myth: *Cross (D343). |
| D451.5.3 | Transformation: blade of grass to gun. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 63 No. 12. |
| D451.5.1 | Transformation: blade of grass to horse. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 63 No. 12. |
| D451.5.2 | Transformation: blade of grass to knife. Africa (Fjort): Dennett 63 No. 12. |
| D447.3.1.1 | Transformation: blood drops to serpents. Greek: Fox 34. |
| D447.3.1 | Transformation: blood drops to toads. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D447.3.2 | Transformation: blood of gorgon to flying horse. Greek: Grote I 7. |
| D447.3 | Transformation: blood to animal. |
| D457.1 | Transformation: blood to another object. |
| D457.1.2 | Transformation: blood to milk. Bird caught and told to make milk bleeds and blood turns to milk. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 34 No. 1. |
| D457.1.1 | Transformation: blood to rubies. Turns to rubies as it drops. *Cosquin RTP XXVIII 194, *Contes indiens 18ff.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D412.3.3 | Transformation: boar-pigs into he-goats. *Loomis White Magic 80. |
| D479.1 | Transformation: bog to flowery mead (through power of saint). Irish myth: Cross (D479.6). |
| D447.8 | Transformation: bone to dog. Eskimo (Greenland) Rasmussen III 119. |
| D457.12 | Transformation: bone to other object. |
| D457.12.2 | Transformation: bone to skeleton. Eskimo (Greenland): Holm 26. |
| D457.12.1 | Transformation: bone-dust becomes blazing fire. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D444.5 | Transformation: book-satchel to bird. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D475.1.14 | Transformation: bottle to gold. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. |
| D314.1 | Transformation: bovine animal (wild) to person. Africa (Cameroon): Mansfield 235. |
| D333 | Transformation: bovine animal to person. (Cf. D658.4.) |
| D454.6.1 | Transformation: bowl to other object. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D454.1 | Transformation: box to another object. |
| D454.1.1 | Transformation: box to carriage. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 72 No. 557. |
| D454.1.2 | Transformation: box to ship. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "boоte". |
| D447.10 | Transformation: brain to giant serpent. Irish myth: Cross (D449.7). |
| D441.3 | Transformation: branch of tree to animal. S. A. Indian (Ceuici): Alexander Lat. Am. 304. |
| D451.1.0.1 | Transformation: branch of tree to palace. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D454.2 | Transformation: bread to another object. (Cf. D471). |
| D454.2.1 | Transformation: bread to flower. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "fleur". |
| D444.4 | Transformation: bread to serpents. (Cf. D444.1, D444.2, D469.11, D471.1.)—BP III 462. |
| D471.1 | Transformation: bread to stone. As punishment. (Cf. D441.1, D444.2, D444.4, D476.)—Type 368*; *BP III 168, 462; Fb "sten" III 553b, 554a; Hdwb. d. Abergl. I 1599; Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| D475.1.7 | Transformation: brick (tile) to gold. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 382. |
| D477.2 | Transformation: brine becomes wine. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D454.7 | Transformation: brush to mountain. German: Grimm No. 79. |
| D333.1 | Transformation: bull to man. Am. Negro (Georgia): Harris Friends 81 No. 11. |
| D457.11.1 | Transformation: bull's eye to hornets. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D474.5 | Transformation: butter (milk) to blood. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D424.1 | Transformation: butterfly to bamboo. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 266. |
| D423.4 | Transformation: buzzard to door flap. Klikitat: Jacobs U. Wash. II 31. |
| D474.3 | Transformation: cake becomes bloody. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D333.2 | Transformation: calf to person. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 33 No. 55. |
| D457.3 | Transformation: calf's head to death's head. *BP I 276 n. 2, II 535; Sébillot Incidents s.v. "tête". |
| D313 | Transformation: canine animal to person. Chinese: Krappe CFQ III (1944) 26ff., 136f. |
| D454.10.2 | Transformation: canoe into rock. Tonga: Gifford 76. |
| D434.3 | Transformation: canoe-bailer to person. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 233. |
| D436.3 | Transformation: canoe-bailer to person. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 233. |
| D314.1.2 | Transformation: caribou to person. Eskimo (Mackenzie Area): Jenness 58, (Ungava): Turner RBAE XI 328f. |
| D431.1.2 | Transformation: carnation to person. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 59 No. 425D. |
| D412.1 | Transformation: cat to another animal. |
| D412.1.3 | Transformation: cat to dog. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D412.1.1 | Transformation: cat to horse. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chat". |
| D342 | Transformation: cat to person. Fb "kat" II 108a.—Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| D412.1.2 | Transformation: cat to toad. *Kittredge Witchcraft 178 n. 36. |
| D469.3 | Transformation: chain of arrows to bridge. Africa (Vai): Ellis 191 No.8. |
| D354 | Transformation: charidiiform to person. |
| D471.4 | Transformation: cheese to stone. *Loomis White Magic 79; Irish myth: *Cross. |
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