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F64A - Describes the future spouse.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Leaving or pretending to be dying, the character gives instructions to a relative regarding what he or she should do to get married, indicating a partner with certain characteristics, or the character indicates the place of a future meeting with this partner; or (Philippines) describes a person who should be accepted as a guest; comes himself under the guise of the person mentioned. See motif F64.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 11, Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
F64 has 2 other sub-motifsF64. The character is presented as another person in order to mate with a close relative in the descending or (less commonly) ascending line. F64a. Leaving or pretending to be dying, the character gives instructions to a relative regarding what he or she should do to get married, indicating a partner with certain characteristics, or the character indicates the place of a future meeting with this partner; or (Philippines) describes a person who should be accepted as a guest; comes himself under the guise of the person mentioned. See motif F64. F64b. A woman pretends to be someone else in order to seduce her son, brother, daughter or grandson. See motif F64. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of F64's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| J57 | 98.55% | Conceived by the Sun, a woman gives birth to sons or a son; when they come of age, they visit their father. See motif J56. |
| F18C | 98.15% | The character sees a girl on the other side of the river and copulates with her in an unusual way (sends his penis across the river; turns it into a bridge for the girl to cross the river; into a dam that blocks the river in front of her; dives, swimming up to the girl underwater; sends an object into the girl's vagina). See motif F18B. |
| F45B | 97.94% | A woman gives birth to a son conceived by (the rays or light of) the sun. |
| F64 | 97.45% | The character is presented as another person in order to mate with a close relative in the descending or (less commonly) ascending line. |
| K25D | 97.05% | After digging up the root, a person pierces the sky or the earth, sees the world below, and descends there. Usually, the hole is made by a woman who has fallen into the sky; her husband, a sky dweller, or his relatives forbid her to dig up a certain root; breaking the ban, the woman sees the earth below and decides to descend. See motif K19B. |
| K27T | 96.63% | Competition: climbing a pole. See motif K27. |
| F56 | 96.48% | Upon seeing the vagina of his mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, niece, or mother-in-law, a man or boy thinks about incest or commits it. |
| H24B | 96.46% | The character must open the vessel containing the soul of the deceased when he reaches the place or after a certain time has passed; if he opens it before the time is up, the soul flies away. See motif H24. |
| D4M | 96.18% | The thief comes to the owners of fire or light. They feast or dance. He joins them and steals their valuables when the moment is right. See motif D4A. |
| A32B1 | 96.09% | A woman sits (jumps) on the face (back) of the Moon Man and is now visible in the silhouette of the moon spots. |
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This motif has been recorded in 34 traditions: Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik, Bali, Lombok, Aceh (Acheh), Lampung (Lampong); South Sumatra Malays (incl. Bengkulu), Mentawai, 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, Western Ojibwa (Chippewa), Winnebago, Blackfoot, Arapaho, Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, Crow, Hidatsa, Chilkotin, Shuswap, Nez Perce, Okanagon, Sanpoil, Hupa, Chilula, Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov, Kawaiisu, Mono (Monache), Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Chemehuevi, Kitanemuk, Serrano, Navajo, Jicarilla, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Colorado (Tsachila), Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti, Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon, Selknam