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A29 - The sun and the demon compete for the hero.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
A character associated with the upper world and a character associated with the earth or the lower world each strive to possess a human being and pull him towards themselves. One or both rivals are women. The character of the upper world and/or the one for whom the struggle is being waged is associated with the luminaries – the sun, the moon, Venus.Berezkin category: The Sun and Moon
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 1, Sun and Moon
A29 has 2 other sub-motifsA29. A character associated with the upper world and a character associated with the earth or the lower world each strive to possess a human being and pull him towards themselves. One or both rivals are women. The character of the upper world and/or the one for whom the struggle is being waged is associated with the luminaries – the sun, the moon, Venus. A29a. Heavenly and earthly women (demons) pull a man in different directions. As a result, he (or his half) turns into a heavenly object. A29b. A character associated with the upper world and a character associated with the earth or the lower world each seek to possess the hero or heroine who is associated with the Moon. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of A29's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| N10A | 98.98% | A woman or (rarely) a man with a transparent body is described - bones are visible through the skin, bone marrow is visible through the bones. This transparency is a sign of beauty. |
| C28 | 97.98% | A demonic character takes possession of a valuable item without which another character (and people) will perish. The demon is tricked into returning the valuable item. |
| H43AA | 97.51% | Having created the human body, the creator leaves. At this time, his opponent spits on the figure, which has not yet come to life, smears it with mud, etc. |
| H27A1 | 97.13% | Reptiles and insects crawl out of holes in the ground, bringing disease. |
| B120 | 96.49% | There are creatures that sleep in winter, and frozen snot hangs from their noses. (Motif identified by Evgenia Korovina). |
| J26A | 96.29% | Among children of a woman or two women living together, there is a boy and a puppy, or a puppy was placed with a woman, and her son was thrown out. The puppy lives with the woman and helps her. |
| B109 | 95.95% | A man grows fur and becomes a bear (the origin of bears). |
| H27A | 95.70% | When creating the earth, a negative character asks a positive character for as much earth as is necessary to prop up a staff, stake. |
| K52C | 95.15% | Demonstrating his power, a shaman, sorcerer or other character with magical abilities causes the dwelling in which he and other people are located to begin to fill with water. Sometimes it is said that this water is an illusion and that those present also see animals (waterfowl, fish or marine mammals). |
| I98B | 95.09% | The Pleiades – ducks, nest or wild duck egg. |
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This motif has been recorded in 18 traditions: Maka (Makaa), Baya, Kaka, Hungarians, Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Western Ukrainians, Abaza (Abazins), Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Ossetians, Ingush, Bashkirs, Mordvins, Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks), Nenets, Southern Selkups, Northern Selkups, Kets, Makka, Eastern Ukrainians, Northern Ukrainians