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Metamorphosis (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ5007030 ↗
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Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth.

Metamorphosis may also refer to:

Metamorphism, a geological process

Metamorphosis (illusion), a stage illusion invented by John Nevil Maskelyne

Shapeshifting, a common theme in mythology, folklore and other fiction

Art

the Transfiguration of Jesus is called the metamorphosis in Greek, and often in English in discussing Greek Orthodox theology and art

Three woodcut prints by M. C. Escher:

Metamorphosis I (1937)

Metamorphosis II (1939/40)

Metamorphosis III (1967/68)

Metamorphosis (Miró), a series of collage-drawings by Joan Miró, made between 1935 and 1936

Metamorphosis (manga) (also known as Emergence), a 2016 pornographic manga

Books

The Metamorphosis (play), a 1783 play by the Irish writer William Jackson

The Metamorphosis, a 1915 novella by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis, a 1969 play by Steven Berkoff adapted from the work by Kafka

The Metamorphosis (short story) a 1971 short story by Joyce Carol Oates

Metamorphosis : How and Why We Change, 2014 non-fiction book by Polly Morland

Film and television

Film

Metamorphosis (1975 film), a student film by Barry Greenwald, winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or

Metamorphosis, a 1987 TV movie directed by Jim Goddard

Metamorphosis (1990 Italian film), a 1990 Italian science fiction horror movie by George Eastman

Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor, a 1990 science fiction horror movie by Glenn Takajian

Metamorphosis (2012 film), a 2012 film adaptation of Kafka's work of the same name

Metamorphosis (2019 South Korean film), a film starring Bae Seong-woo

Metamorphosis (2019 Philippine film), a film starring Gold Azeron

Television

"Metamorphosis" (H2O: Just Add Water)

"Metamorphosis" (Justice League)

"Metamorphosis" (Runaways), an episode of Runaways

"Metamorphosis" (Sanctuary)

"Metamorphosis" (Smallville)

"Metamorphosis" (Star Trek: The Original Series)

"Metamorphosis" (Star Wars: The Bad Batch)

"Metamorphosis" (Stargate SG-1)

"Metamorphosis" (Supernatural)

"The Metamorphosis" (The O.C.)

Metamorphosis (TV series), a 2007 Singaporean action thriller drama

Music

Classical

Metamorphosis-Symphonies, three symphonies by Martin Scherber

Metamorphosis, a piece for piano by Philip Glass

Metamorphosen, a composition for 23 solo strings by Richard Strauss

Metamorphosen, the subtitle of Violin Concerto No. 2, a composition by Krzysztof Penderecki

Albums

Metamorphosis (Arthur Blythe album)

Metamorphosis (Circle of Dust album)

Metamorphosis (Culture Beat album)

Metamorphosis (Don Friedman album)

Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)

Metamorphosis (Iron Butterfly album)

Metamorphosis (Mercenary album)

Metamorphosis (Papa Roach album)

Metamorphosis (Pillar album)

Metamorphosis (The Rolling Stones album)

Metamorphosis (Wade Marcus album)

Metamorphosis (World Saxophone Quartet album)

Metamorphosis (Yeng Constantino album)

Metamorphosis (Yolanda Soares album)

Metamorphosis (Zero Hour album)

Metamorphosis (EP), by Ulver

Metamorphosis, by Dead End

Metamorphosis, by J.R.

Metamorphosis, by Magenta

Songs

"Metamorphosis", a song by Blue Stahli from Blue Stahli

"Metamorphosis", a song by Coroner from Mental Vortex

"Metamorphosis", a song by Metalium from Millennium Metal – Chapter One

"Metamorphosis", a song by Northlane from Discoveries

"Metamorphosis", a song by Pet Shop Boys from Bilingual

"M3tamorphosis", a song by Playboi Carti from Whole Lotta Red

"Metamorphosis", a theme from the music of Final Fantasy VI

"Metamorphose" (Shizuka Kudo song)

"Metamorphosis" (Interworld song)

Video games

Metamorphosis (video game), a 2020 adventure game by Ovid Works published by All in!

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Metamorphosis (disambiguation)” is wikimedia disambiguation page. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Metamorphosis, disambiguation and Wikimedia, not as a finished interpretation.

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