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C7 - The Flood: The Destroyed Barrier.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Initially or after the flood, an earthen or stone barrier, the body of a character or creature prevents the flow of water. Later, this barrier is removed or destroyed.Berezkin category: Disasters
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 3, Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| J21 | 97.86% | Gods, ancestors of humans, and founders of dynasties are born from eggs. |
| G12A | 94.84% | Cultivated plants arise from drops of blood or flow like blood from cuts on the body of a human or animal. |
| I8G | 93.66% | A single giant holds up the earth or the sky. |
| B80 | 93.62% | The process of creation includes measuring the dimensions of the earth or the world as a whole. |
| I8E1 | 93.28% | The sky or earth is supported by four objects or beings located at the four cardinal points (either four groups of beings, or four at the corners and a fifth in the centre). Th A841. See motifs 8A, 8D. |
| L77 | 93.15% | The character devours people because he sees them as a delicacy. |
| E1A | 92.69% | The first humans are made of fragile materials (clay, wax, fire, honey, etc.) and prove to be unviable. |
| A32A | 92.58% | The figure or imprint of a rabbit or hare is visible on the lunar disc. |
| A11B | 91.83% | The sun or moon has one eye (usually the second eye is knocked out or sucked out, but sometimes the reason is not explained; among the Munduruku, the sun of the rainy season has lost both eyes, while the sun of the dry season has retained both). See motif 11A. |
| F23 | 91.69% | Blood spilled during sexual intercourse or artificial defloration at the time of creation is the reason why menstruation occurs to this day. |
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This motif has been recorded in 22 traditions: Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kedang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor), Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan, Central Taiwan: Bunun (Vonum), La'arua, Tsou, Kanabu, Kanakanabu, Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi, Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China, Early Chinese written sources, Lepcha, Georgians, Osage, Pomo, Hopi, Tzotzil, Rama, Guatuso, Paez, Guambia, Pijao; Ilama culture, Yupa (Yukpa), Yaruro, Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”), Barasana, Taibano, Macuna, Desana, Siriano; Tatuyo, Bara, Tuyuca, Letuama, Tanimuca, Ufaina, Yahuna, Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries), Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo