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A4A - The sun hurts the eyes.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
So that people do not look at it, the Sun blinds their immodest eyes (usually with needles, which are its rays).Berezkin category: The Sun and Moon
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 1, Sun and Moon
A4 has 3 other sub-motifsA4. The Sun is a woman (the Moon is usually a man, sometimes also a woman, see motif A6; highlighted in bold italics in the list of ethnic groups below). A4a. So that people do not look at it, the Sun blinds their immodest eyes (usually with needles, which are its rays). A4b. The sun decided to walk across the sky during the day because it is afraid of the night. A4e. An anthropomorphic person associated with the thunder and rain rides on the clouds (uses them as a vehicle) Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of A4's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| H6D | 99.04% | Having obtained a means of ensuring immortality, the character falls asleep or leaves the means unattended. At this time, another character steals the means. |
| A4B | 98.21% | The sun decided to walk across the sky during the day because it is afraid of the night. |
| M130A | 97.65% | A trickster lures an animal into a hunter's trap. Another animal advises the victim to pretend to be dead and helps it escape. |
| M192 | 97.54% | A scavenger who has climbed into an animal carcass or put on a fresh animal skin cannot get out of it (usually because the skin has dried out in the heat). He gets out when the skin becomes soft again or someone helps him. |
| M167 | 97.34% | In the dark, a person mistakes a tiger (lion, demon) for another person or a domestic animal (bull, ox). |
| A12F | 97.18% | The stars fade because the moneylender demands that they repay their debt. |
| A37C | 97.18% | The character shoots an arrow into the sky, aiming to hit a celestial body or deity, but the arrow hits an obstacle blocking the target. |
| K33C1 | 97.18% | A character thrown into the water is transformed into a flower (usually a lotus). |
| K76H | 97.18% | A young man, temporarily having a strange or monstrous appearance (freak, animal, etc.), woos a princess, but is rejected. Then he causes natural disasters or creates personal troubles for the king, who is forced to give up his daughter. |
| L39B | 97.18% | The tree grows from a flatbread (pie, etc.) and usually bears flatbreads instead of fruit. |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 10 traditions: Masai, Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang, Portuguese, Portugal, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi, Armenians, Anatolia Turks, Azeris (Azerbaijanis), Talysh, Mongols (Khalkha)