Home›Shapeshifters›Disposition›MalevolentBrowse ByMalevolentFactsLearn MoreMalevolentSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedBeings that change shape at will, or between human and animal form. Transformation is one of the largest motif classes in comparative folklore and cuts across every other group here rather than naming a kind of creature. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMythical Creatures 1Learn MoreThe shapeshifters This small group gathers a shapeshifter, a being able to change its form at will, whether between human and animal or among many shapes, a widespread type in world folklore that blurs the boundary between kinds. The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its nature and mythological role.MalevolentFilter Results4 entriesTraditionAllDiné (Navajo) Religion (1)Hinduism (1)Islam (1)Philippine Indigenous Religion (Anitism) (1)Creature kindAllAswang-Type Viscera-Sucker Shapeshifters (1)Region of OriginAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Attested In RegionAllNorth America (1)Southeast Asia (1)HistoricityAllLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (2)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4AswangMalevolentPopobawaMalevolentRakshasaMalevolentSkinwalkerMalevolentSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Mythical Creatures2. Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books and Local Legendstier 1Stith Thompson, Indiana University Press, 1958D0-D699, TransformationDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.