Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
I59B2 — The Milky Way – St. James' Way.
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Summary of motif
OverviewThe Milky Way – St. James' Way.
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.
I59 has 5 other sub-motifs
RelatedI59. The Milky Way is associated with agriculture and scattered objects – straw, chaff, less commonly flour, hay, peas.
I59a. Astral objects or lunar spots are associated with stories about the theft of various items, the value of which is insignificant (straw, firewood, cabbage, etc.).
I59b1. The Milky Way – the road to a distant city, usually with religious significance (Rome, Jerusalem, etc.).
I59b2. The Milky Way – St. James' Way.
I59b3. The Milky Way – the road of salt traders, "Chumak Way".
I59b4. The Milky Way is associated with snow, hoarfrost, and cold.
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| M38C3 | 99.99% | A conceited smith attempts to rejuvenate an old woman (man). His magic helper tries to save the victim but all that he do is to transform the woman into an animal, usually a monkey |
| H7B2 | 99.98% | A man named Poverty makes Death swear that it will never come to him. Therefore, poverty is inevitable in the world. |
| K37B | 99.98% | A man must identify his chosen one blindfolded. He does this by touch, knowing that one of her fingers is damaged or missing. |
| H24D | 99.96% | An animal character who released the contents (darkness, insects, reptiles) from a vessel is still trying to gather everything back (etiology of the behaviour of a certain species of animal). |
| M38C2 | 99.96% | To shove a horse or donkey, Jesus (the saint) cuts off his leg, nails a horseshoe to his hoof, and attaches his leg back. The other character tries to imitate in vain. |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
14 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 14 traditions: England, British, Bretons, Spain, Spaniards, Portuguese, Portugal, Basques, Catalan, Sicily, Sicilians, Sardinia, Corsica, Sardinians, Corsicans, 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, Croatians, Croats; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians), Wallons, Picardie, Galicians, Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Lazio)
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