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F94 - Betrayal in the sky.
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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 man ascends to the upper world, where he can choose a wife associated with either life or death.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B14 | 99.83% | In order to regulate the flow of the river in a certain way, the character creates rapids and waterfalls. |
| A34 | 99.15% | The jackal, coyote or fox are associated with the moon (usually with the appearance of lunar spots). |
| K87A | 98.69% | A forest woman receives or kidnaps a little boy and raises him to be her lover. |
| I9A | 97.62% | Zenith and/or nadir are considered together with the four cardinal directions as one (or two) more main directions. |
| C22 | 97.59% | During a severe drought or global fire, birds and animals are sent to the thunder gods living at the edge of the world to bring rain. The last of those sent achieves the goal. The toad plays an important role in the action. |
| B28E | 97.25% | The Moon (alone or together with the Sun) transforms the original "incorrect" world into the one in which people now live. |
| D4A1 | 97.25% | A certain character possesses fire or steals it. His attention is attracted or distracted by singing, music, dancing, unusual gifts, indecent or strange behaviour, offers of sex, food and/or alcohol. |
| K3 | 96.72% | The hero climbs a tree or rock to get bird eggs, chicks, fruit, honey, etc. He cannot climb down because another character makes the tree (rock) very tall or makes the tree trunk thick. See motif K1A. |
| K15C | 96.61% | The owner of stone (ice) clothing kills people. By hiding or replacing his clothing, the hero kills him. |
| F28D | 96.50% | By masturbating with an artificial penis, a woman conceives children. |
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This motif has been recorded in 6 traditions: Lushootseed (Puget Sound: Puyallup, Nisqualmi, Snuqualmi, Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Skagit), Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz, Zuni, Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna), Bari, Sicuani