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Stories of shapeshifting within Greek context are old, having been part of the mythological corpus as far back as the Iliad of Homer. Usually those legends include mortals being changed as punishment from a god, or as a reward for their good deeds. In other tales, gods take different forms in order to test or deceive some mortal.
Shapeshifting may also include symbolic significance, like the Beast's transformation in Beauty and the Beast indicates Belle's ability to accept him despite his appearance. [ 33 ] When a form is taken on involuntarily, the thematic effect can be one of confinement and restraint; the person is bound to the new form.
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Werebat: Human with the ability to change into a bat-like form, appears in modern fiction. [4] [5] Werecoyote: Human with the ability to change into a coyote form comparable to a werewolf, [6] appears in modern fiction. [7] [8] [9] [6] It has been associated with America. [6]
The kobaloi were companions of Dionysus and could shapeshift as Dionysus in the guise of Choroimanes-Aiolomorphos. [2] According to one myth, they robbed Herakles while he slept. He captured them in revenge but took pity on them when he found them amusing. In one version of the myth, Herakles gave them to the Lydian queen Omphale as a gift.
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” — Stephen Chbosky, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are ...
Maintained to separate fiction - While some may argue that the category of Fictional Shapeshifters is superfluous, this category is maintained to separate shapeshifters appearing in works of fiction (i.e. characters created by a specific author in specific work) and those from legend, mythology or folklore (for instance, the trickster gods of various mythologies).
In the day that you were created they were prepared. You were the anointed cherub who covers: and I set you, so that you were on the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you. —