Berezkin Analytical Catalogue · Motif

I100 — Pleiades – girls, young women, women.

159 Myths, legends and folktales

159 Unique narratives for motif I100

95 Cultures & traditions where I100 is told

1 Sub-motifs of motif I100

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Summary of motif

Overview

Pleiades – a group of girls or women (with children).

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.

I10 has 1 other sub-motifs

I10a. Individual layers or categories of the sky or clouds differ in colour.
I10b. Individual layers or categories of earth differ in colour (and other characteristics).

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Top 10 motifs with similar dispersal patterns

Phylogeny

Motif	Similarity	Motif summary
I100B	92.67%	The Pleiades - a group of people of any gender and age. See motifs i99 - i100A, aggregate data.
L87	91.61%	A character accidentally tastes blood or human flesh, after which he devours himself and/or others.
K23	90.63%	Birds attack inhabitants of another world or a person who has entered another world. See motif K22.
H2	89.42%	Animals ask God to make humans (tigers: domestic animals) mortal or otherwise reduce their numbers, as they fear that humans will trample them, deprive them of food or habitat, force them to work, etc.
K1F	89.41%	One man traps another, driven by jealousy or the desire to possess his rival's wife. See motifs K1A, K1E, K2A.
A21	89.40%	The sun and/or moon were objects that were thrown or placed into the sky.
K8C	88.96%	The character enters the belly of an ordinary land animal, kills it from within (K952) and/or returns to the outside without outside help. Cf. motif M118.
K22	88.92%	The inhabitants of a distant land, who differ from (ordinary) people, occasionally fight off enemies of a non-human nature who attack them.
K22A	88.46%	Birds or other creatures that are harmless to ordinary people attack dwarves living in another world. See motif K22.
L53	88.23%	The terrifying creature is killed or neutralised by throwing (red-hot) stones, pieces of iron, etc. into its mouth or anus, or the creature retreats when threatened with a stone being thrown into its mouth.

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Distribution

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Traditions

95 recorded

This motif has been recorded in 95 traditions: Saudi Arabia, Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai, Arabs of Iraq, Iraqi, Arabs of Egypt, Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria, Berbers of southern Tunisia and adjacent part of Libya (Matmata and Ghadames areas), Dinka, Atuot, Nuer, Murle, Me'en (Bodi), Didinga, Banda, Gbaya (Baya), Manja, Ngbandi, Mbum (incl Mbaye), Fali; Mündü, Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto, Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang), Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku, Tuareg, Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara, Southeast Australia: Kamilaroi, Yualarai (Ualarai, Euahlayi), Milpulo (Mailpurgu), Wuradjeri (Wiradjurim, Wiradjeri, Wurundjeri, Yarra, Yarra Yarra), Wongaibon (Wonghibon), Noongahburrah (Narran, Narran River), Kurnai, and many others (see file 0.doc), Western Australia: Walmanjeri, Njolnjol (Njulnjul, Nyul-Nyul), Worora, Kariara (Karierra), Karadjari (Karadjeri, Garadjari), Djaberdjaber (Djaberadjabera), Ngarluma, Wiilman (Wheelman), Bibbulmum (Pebelman), Burong (Panaka), Central Australia: Kaitish, Warramunga, Arunta (Aranda), Loritja (Kukatja), Pijandjara (Pitjantjara), Adnjamatana (Andjamathana, Wailpi), Aluridja, Walpiri (Walbiri), Aluridja, Matuntara (Maduntara), Nambutji, Wamma (=Wommana?), Queensland: Mungkan (Wikmunkan), Wiknatara, Bloomfield River, Cape Bedford, Cape Grafton, Kokowara (Koko-Warra), Koko-yalunyu (Kokokulunggur), Bunya Bunya, Waka-Waka (Wakawaka), Kabikabi, Chepara, Papua-NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma, Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio, Batak (Toba, Dairi), Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken), Stieng, Chrau, Sre (Koho), Maa, Mnong, SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji, Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf, Bengali, Nepali; Tharu, Bhils (incl Barela-Bhilala), Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai), Early Chinese written sources, Ancient Italy: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia, 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, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Ancient Greece, Western Sami, Eastern Sami (including Skolts), Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Ossetians, Nogai, Tats, Kazakh, Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars, Tuvinians of Tuva, Tuvans, Khakas, Tungus (Evenki): Baikal region, Evenks, Ainu, Udeghe, Oroch, Nanai, Negidal, Manchu, Chukchi, Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino), Lenape (Delaware), Huron (incl Wyandot), Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga), Kiowa, Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam, Karok, Yurok, Pomo, Ohlone (Costanoan), Atsugewi, Chumash, Yokuts, Salinan, Kawaiisu, Mono (Monache), Northern Paiute (=Paviotso), Ute, Serrano, Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai), Paipai, Kiliwa, Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa, Pima, Papago, Warihio (Guarijío), Tarahumara, Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi, Aimara, Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro), Caraja, Ayoreo, Chamacoco (Ishir), Arabs (literary tradition; incl. One Thousand and One Nights), Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians, Germans: South (Upper German dialects): Alsace (Elsass), Baden-Württemberg, Bawaria, Swabia, Switzerland, Bohemia, Sudeten, Austria, Nepal, China, Russian Federation

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