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  2. Metamorphoses in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Zeus then transformed the ants on the island into men and women. Aeacus was Achilles's grandfather, and when he set sail to Troy, he was accompanied by Myrmidon warriors. Cat: A woman, then back a cat: Aphrodite In an Aesop's fable, a female house cat falls in love with her human owner. Aphrodite, touched, fulfils the cat's wish to be ...

  3. Tiresias - Wikipedia

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    Pietro della Vecchia, Tiresias transformed into a woman, 17th century.. In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/ t aɪ ˈ r iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τειρεσίας, romanized: Teiresías) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.

  4. Shapeshifting - Wikipedia

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    Vertumnus transformed himself into an old woman to gain entry to Pomona's orchard; there, he persuaded her to marry him. In other tales, the woman appealed to other gods to protect her from rape, and was transformed (Daphne into laurel, Corone into a crow). Unlike Zeus and other gods' shapeshifting, these women were permanently metamorphosed.

  5. Mythic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Manticore – Creature with a man's head, a lion's body, bat wings, and a scorpion tail. Mermaid, merman – Women and men with the lower bodies of fish. Minotaur – A human with the head and sometimes legs of a bull. Moirai – Lesser trio of female deities assigned with deciding and weaving the fates of humans. Usually called the Fates, this ...

  6. This incredible artist paints on her body to transform ... - AOL

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    This is the incredible Kay Pike. Using only body paint and paint brushes, the ever so talented Kay can magically transform herself into any superhero or villain in the (comic) book.

  7. Werewoman - Wikipedia

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    In mythology and literature, a werewoman or were-woman is a woman who has taken the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy. The use of the word "were" refers to the ability to shape-shift but is, taken literally, a contradiction in terms since in Old English the word "wer" means man. [1] This would mean it literally translates to ...

  8. Human guise - Wikipedia

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    For the first time Psyche sees the true form of her lover Eros; darkness had hidden his wings. A human disguise (also human guise and sometimes human form) [1] is a concept in fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literature, iconography, and science fiction whereby non-human beings — such as gods, angels, monsters, extraterrestrials, or robots — are able to shapeshift or be disguised to ...

  9. Why Did I Spend 15 Years Pretending I Had Straight Hair? - AOL

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    I parsed Millionaire Matchmaker—a trashy reality TV show about women pursuing wealthy men—eager for clues into the mysterious world of romance. I memorized host Patti Stanger’s ...