Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
I110B — Orion – reapers.
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Summary of motif
OverviewOrion – people or agricultural tools associated with harvesting or haymaking.
Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part of group 2, Moon spots, stars, constellations.
I11 has 2 other sub-motifs
RelatedI11. The turtle (toad, frog) serves as a support (embodiment) of the earth (sky), or the supports of the sky are made from its body.
I11a. Describes how, in the process of creation, the earth is placed on the back of a turtle or frog, which becomes its support.
I11b. The pillars of the sky are made from the legs of a four-legged animal (usually a turtle).
Top 10 motifs with similar dispersal patterns
Phylogeny| Motif | Similarity | Motif summary |
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| K75C | 100.00% | The devil promises a person wealth if he does not wash (cut his hair, etc.) for a certain period of time; both keep their promises. |
| K100D | 99.99% | At the end of the story, the animal helper (horse, lion, etc.) turns into a prince (princess) itself. |
| K56E1 | 99.97% | A man sees dwarves (spirits, witches) having fun. Their song mentions the names of the days of the week. The man sings along, naming the days that the dwarves like. He is rewarded. (Usually, someone else tries to get the same reward, but names the wrong days of the week and is punished). |
| K27G1 | 99.94% | The character must quickly clean the stable or barn of the manure that has accumulated there over a long period of time. |
| A32M | 99.94% | The moon is called the "Gypsy sun". |
| A35B | 99.94% | The character tries to cover the moon with resin (so that it shines less brightly). |
| B123 | 99.94% | A fly lands on the chest of the crucified Jesus. His persecutors, who intended to drive a nail into his heart, do not do so, believing that the nail has already been driven in. |
| B124 | 99.94% | Ever since a piece of flesh was torn from a person's foot, a hollow has formed between the toe and the heel. |
| B49B | 99.94% | In the past, cows had more teats on their udders than they do now. |
| C32 | 99.94% | Demonic characters will make a ship out of nail clippings. |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
28 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 28 traditions: Wales, Portuguese, Portugal, France, Germans: North (Low- and Central German dialects): Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg, Pommern, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony, incl East Frisia and Oldenburg), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen, Brandenburg, Rügen, Poles, Kashubians, Czech, Czechs, Slovakians, Slovaks, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Croatians, Croats; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians), Slovenians, Slovenes, Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Lithuanians, Estonians, Finns, Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Armenians, Prussians, Wallons, Picardie, Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio), Germans: South (Upper German dialects): Alsace (Elsass), Baden-Württemberg, Bawaria, Swabia, Switzerland, Bohemia, Sudeten, Austria, Terek Cossacks, Russian Federation
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