Motif
Bereaved spouses transformed into paired birds
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A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Love, Kinship, and Marriage Transformations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NEREUS. / PROTEUS. / GLAUCUS. / THETIS.; lines 3489-3545 confidence: high
After Halcyone plunges into the sea following Ceyx's shipwreck and death, Thetis transforms both spouses into kingfishers; the paired birds nest on calm sea waters around the shortest day, giving rise to the term halcyon-days.
Thetis transforms Halcyone and Ceyx into kingfishers, and the birds retain the couple's paired affection.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NEREUS. / PROTEUS. / GLAUCUS. / THETIS.; lines 3489-3545 confidence: high
After Halcyone plunges into the sea following the shipwreck and death of King Ceyx, Thetis transforms husband and wife into kingfishers, which fly in pairs.
Thetis transforms Ceyx and Halcyone into kingfishers, and the birds are described as flying in pairs with the couple's tender affection.
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