Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif
A38A — Loop made of pubic hair.
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Summary of motif
OverviewThe sun is caught in a loop made of a woman's pubic hair.
Berezkin category: The Sun and Moon
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part of group 1, Sun and Moon.
A38 has 4 other sub-motifs
RelatedA38. The sun falls into a snare, a trap, and finds itself tied by a rope.
A38a. The sun is caught in a loop made of a woman's pubic hair.
A38b. The sun gets caught in a trap. Only a mouse or other small animal manages to gnaw through the trap and free the sun.
A38c. The Sun exchanges a cape made of animal or bird skins with a boy or girl, or spoils it. As a result, the boy or girl raises their status or takes revenge on the Sun.
A38d. Because the Sun has harmed the character (ruined or burned his cloak, the fur on his skin, etc.), he catches it in a trap or kills it.
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| M29J | 99.06% | See the motives in square brackets. |
| H53 | 98.71% | The wolf participates in the creation of the earth or is the brother of the creator and/or conqueror of the demons of the underworld. He dies and/or is considered the first to die and/or becomes the lord of the land of the dead. |
| M93A | 98.56% | The character punishes a part of his body (burns his ass, breaks his eyes) for not sounding the alarm. See Motive M93; cf. Motive M142. |
| L9B | 98.22% | The sharp elbows or (rarely) knees of the character resemble knives or awls. |
| K1J | 98.10% | The abandoned one turns into a bird and returns home faster than the one who abandoned him. |
| C6B | 97.95% | The desired object is brought up from the bottom by a muskrat (rarely a beaver or otter). |
| M93 | 97.43% | When falling asleep or going to do something else, the character tells a certain part of his body to wake him up in case of danger. The organ did not give a signal or the character himself did not listen to it, as a result, the misfortune happened. |
| B42O1 | 97.33% | The Big Dipper is identified with the fisher (Mustela pennati). |
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Map of motif dispersal
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Traditions
11 recordedThis motif has been recorded in 11 traditions: Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea, Bella Coola (Nuxalk), Western Ojibwa (Chippewa), Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario), Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree), Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree), Naskapi, Montagnais, Menominee, Winnebago, Plains Ojibwa
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