Motif
Human-animal hybrid people
human_animal_hybrid_people
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
3 occurrences
2 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65969-66086 confidence: medium
The Kirrhadæ are glossed as savage tribes living in woods and mountains; another group is said by the commentator to be half tigers and half men.
One group is described by the commentator as half tigers and half men.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65967-66084 confidence: medium
“Said by the commentator to be half tigers half men.”
A commentator is said to describe a people as half tigers and half men.
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inuit
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Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo RELIGION. / INFLUENCED. / RELIGION. / RELIGION.; lines 2535-2623 confidence: high
Erkigdlit have human-shaped upper bodies and dog-shaped lower limbs; inuarutligkat are dwarfs with a shooting weapon that kills by aiming or pointing.
The erkigdlit are described with human upper bodies and dog lower limbs.
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