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`refreshing ... Trumpeting an elegant raspberry at structuralists, and refusing to look for a Deeply significant Single Meaning to myth.'The Times.`evidently rich and productive in interesting interpretations`Classical Review`F-I's selections and juxtapositions offer valuable insights into the fascinating complexities of thee myths`.Bryn Mawr Classical Review.

• List of abbreviations; Introduction; The sources; Animals; The ritual theory; Animals; Myths and stories; Birds; Plants; Stones; Sex changes; The shapeshifters; Conclusion; Catalogue of transformation stories (Mammals; Birds; Plants; Stones; Minor categories of transformations); Index