transformation: human to animal

narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
Thing narrative_motif Q115824557
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transformation: human to animal

Summary

transformation: human to animal is a narrative motif[1].

Key Facts

  • transformation: human to animal's instance of is recorded as human to animal — instance of (P31): narrative motif[2].
  • transformation: human to animal's instance of is recorded as human to animal — instance of (P31): folklore motif[3].
  • transformation: human to animal's instance of is recorded as human to animal — instance of (P31): shapeshifting[4].
  • transformation: human to animal's depicts is recorded as human to animal — depicts (P180): magic[5].
  • transformation: human to animal's depicts is recorded as human to animal — depicts (P180): shapeshifting[6].
  • transformation: human to animal's subclass of is recorded as human to animal — subclass of (P279): transformation[7].
  • transformation: human to animal's part of is recorded as human to animal — part of (P361): Irish mythology[8].
  • transformation: human to animal's part of is recorded as human to animal — part of (P361): Celtic mythology[9].
  • transformation: human to animal's part of is recorded as human to animal — part of (P361): Slavic mythology[10].
  • transformation: human to animal's opposite of is recorded as human to animal — opposite of (P461): transformation: animal to person[11].
  • transformation: human to animal's catalog code is recorded as D100.[12].
  • transformation: human to animal's facet of is recorded as human to animal — facet of (P1269): transformation[13].
  • transformation: human to animal's facet of is recorded as human to animal — facet of (P1269): magic animals[14].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Motif-Index of Folk-Literature[15].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Q131611884[16].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Q131611893[17].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Celtic Mythology. Slavic Mythology.[18].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Latin American Mythology[19].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Q131674761[20].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Folklore: A Motif‐Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives. BACIL F. KIRTLEY[21].
  • transformation: human to animal's described by source is recorded as human to animal — described by source (P1343): Hawaiian Mythology[22].
  • transformation: human to animal's partially coincident with is recorded as human to animal — partially coincident with (P1382): animal as culture hero[23].
  • transformation: human to animal's partially coincident with is recorded as human to animal — partially coincident with (P1382): beast-people[24].
  • transformation: human to animal's partially coincident with is recorded as human to animal — partially coincident with (P1382): speaking animals[25].
  • transformation: human to animal's partially coincident with is recorded as human to animal — partially coincident with (P1382): creation of animals through transformation[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Folklore: A Motif‐Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives. BACIL F. KIRTLEY. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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