Motif
Ancestors transformed into animals after fire or fright
ancestors_transformed_into_animals_after_fire_or_fright
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER V / THE INTERPRETATION OF ANDAMANESE CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS: CEREMONIAL / CHAPTER VI / THE INTERPRETATION OF ANDAMANESE CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS: MYTHS AND LEGENDS; lines 11079-11155 confidence: high
Three legends are summarized: the ancestors at first had no fire; fire was introduced by one of them; many were burned or frightened and became animals. Variants name sea-eagle, prawn, or Dim-do̱ri as the actor.
Many ancestors are said to have been burned or frightened after fire was introduced and thereby turned into animals or fishes.
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