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Group No. 55


Letter

D. Magic

Group No.

D400 – D499

Group name

Other forms of transformation

Description

D410. Transformation: one animal to another. India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D418.2.1. Transformation: worm to serpent. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D431.8. Transformation: corn to person. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D435.1.1. Transformation: statue comes to life. *Type 945, cf. Type 165*; *BP III 53 n. 2; D. E. MacKay The Double Invitation in the Legend of Don Juan (1943); *Loomis White Magic 81; Hdwb. d. Märchens s.v. “Baum”; Köhler-Bolte I 531. – Greek: Fox 200 (Galateia); Finnish: cf. Kalevala rune 37; Germanic: MacCulloch Eddic 188; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. “statue”; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *701; Hindu: Benfey Panchatantra I 490; India: Thompson-Balys; Babylonian: Meissner Babylonien und Assyrien II 96; Semitic: bin Gorion Born Judas V 180ff.; Jewish: Neuman; Indonesian: DeVries‘s list No. 184, Dixon 200, *201 n. 38; Torres Straits: Dixon 142 n. 25; German New Guinea: ibid. 141; Australian: ibid. 274; Eskimo (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 479, 485, 497, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 619, (Koryak): Jochelson JE VI 22, 286, 370; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 357 n. 287i, Hatt Asiatic Influences 97.
 
D439.3. Transformation: water bubble to person. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D441.4. Transformation: plant to animal. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D441.7. Transformation: sticks of wood to animal. Jewish: Neuman; Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 17, 33, 52, 58; S. A. Indian (Apapocuvú-Guarani): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 138.
 
D442.2.1. Transformation: earth to lice. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D445.3. Image of golden calf vivified. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D449.2. Transformation: corpse to serpent. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D452.1.3. Transformation: stone to salt. *Loomis White Magic 81; Irish myth: *Cross (D456.3); Jewish: Neuman.
 
D452.1.9. Transformation: stone to pillow. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D452.1.10. Transformation: rock to water. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D452.1.11. Transformation: stones to weapons. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D452.1.12. Transformation: stones to dust. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D454.14. Transformation: ink to beams of light. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D454.15. Transformation: statue to drinking vessels. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.4. Transformation: hair to other object. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.4.2. Transformation: hair to forest. *Fb “hår” I 771b; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.11.2. Transformation: eyeballs to torches. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.14.2. Transformation: tongue to flame. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.17.1. Transformation: flesh to fire. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.18.1. Transformation: tears to fountain. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D457.18.2. Transformation: tears to river. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D469.5. Transformation: furnace of fire to garden. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D471.10. Water becomes rocks. (Cf. D478). Jewish: Neuman.
 
D474.2. Transformation: water becomes bloody. Loomis White Magic 78; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 358.
 
D474.6. Tears change to blood. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D474.7. Spittle changes to blood. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D474.8. Fruit juice turns to blood. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D475.4.5. Tears become jewels. German: Grimm No. 179; Greek: Grote 134; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
D475.4.9. Oil changed to jewels. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D476.1.8. Stream changed to egg. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D476.2.1. Transformation: food to dust. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D476.2.2. Cooked meat changed to raw. (Cf. D476.4.) – Jewish: Neuman.
 
D476.3.1. Meat takes on taste of any dainty desired. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D477.0.1.3. Spiced wine becomes bitter. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D478.3. Transformation: water to fire. Irish myth: *Cross (D479.4.2); Jewish: Neuman.
 
D478.3. Transformation: water to fire. Irish myth: *Cross (D479.4.2); Jewish: Neuman.
 
D478.10. Salty water turned into fresh liquid. *Loomis White Magic 78; Jewish: Neuman.
 
D478.12. Transformation: water to rocks. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D478.13. Transformation: water to brimstone. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D482.3. Magic stretching lance (Cf. D1086). Jewish: Neuman.
 
D482.5.2. Tomb gate magically enlarged. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D489.2. Amulet enlarged to become cloak. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D491.6. Twelve stones unite to make one. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D492.1. Cock‘s comb becomes white. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D492.2. Blood turns black. Jewish: Neuman.
 
D492.3. Color of hair suddenly changed. Jewish: Neuman.

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