werwolf

narrative motif documented in Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
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werwolf

Summary

werwolf is a narrative motif[1].

Key Facts

  • werwolf's instance of is recorded as narrative motif[2].
  • werwolf's instance of is recorded as folklore motif[3].
  • werwolf's depicts is recorded as magic[4].
  • werwolf's depicts is recorded as shapeshifting[5].
  • werwolf's subclass of is recorded as transformation: human to wolf[6].
  • werwolf's part of is recorded as Irish mythology[7].
  • werwolf's part of is recorded as Slavic mythology[8].
  • werwolf's part of is recorded as Norse mythology[9].
  • werwolf's part of is recorded as African mythology[10].
  • werwolf's catalog code is recorded as D113.1.1.[11].
  • werwolf's facet of is recorded as transformation: human to wolf[12].
  • werwolf's facet of is recorded as periodic transformation[13].
  • werwolf's facet of is recorded as transformation: wolf to human[14].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Motif-Index of Folk-Literature[15].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Eddic Mythology[16].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Celtic Mythology. Slavic Mythology.[17].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Armenian Mythology. African Mythology[18].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Latin American Mythology[19].
  • werwolf's described by source is recorded as Bidrag til en Ordbog over Jyske Almuesmål[20].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as man-wolf[21].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as wer-tiger[22].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moon[23].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as disenchantment at end of seven years[24].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as wer-crocodile[25].
  • werwolf's partially coincident with is recorded as wer-bear[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. 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] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. 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] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 2: D–E. 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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