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F9F - Asmodeus.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Without the woman's knowledge, the demon regularly kills her suitors on their wedding night.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
F9 has 12 other sub-motifsF9. For various reasons, sexual intercourse with a woman is deadly dangerous for a man, or so it seems to him: Teeth, blades or sharp stones in the vagina or on the inside of the thighs; the vagina is a toothy mouth. See motif F9A. F9a. There are teeth, blades or sharp stones in a woman's vagina or on the inside of her thighs; the vagina is a toothy mouth. (Only texts with a focus on authenticity are taken into account, not anecdotes). F9a1. A girl or young woman says (pretends) that she has a predatory mouth in her vagina. {Unlike variants characteristic of the circum-Pacific region, the corresponding texts do not suggest that the female womb is actually dangerous}. F9b. A biting piranha in a woman's genitals. F9c. Snake (in Oceania – moray eel) in the vagina; vagina – snake's mouth; snake crawls out of a woman's mouth and bites off a man's penis during intercourse; woman with a toothy womb is associated with a snake. F9d. Small stinging creatures dangerous to the partner are found in the genitals of women or men. F9e. Small mammals with sharp teeth are found in a woman's vagina. F9e1. A woman's womb is dangerous because it contains a toothy or stinging animal (not just its mouth) or many such creatures. F9f. Without the woman's knowledge, the demon regularly kills her suitors on their wedding night. F9f1. Inside the woman there is a snake (snakes, scorpions, just poison) that comes out of her mouth. {Motifs F9f1 and K100C are almost identical, but the first can be included in the cosmological-etiological category and is associated with the idea of a dangerous woman, while the second belongs to the adventure category}. F9f2. A woman places a piece of flesh from her slain snake lover in her handbag and poses a corresponding riddle. If her husband fails to guess the answer, she has the right to kill him. The husband accidentally learns the secret and kills his wife. F9g. A powerful woman defeats and kills her suitors. The hero or his assistant defeats her (usually on their wedding night, subduing her with rods or a whip). The hero marries the heroine. F9g1. On her wedding night, the bride-heroine throws herself on her groom to crush him. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of F9's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| K38B | 99.10% | A snake or monster of aquatic-chthonic or indeterminate nature eats or maims the young of a bird or other flying creature – in most cases, the chicks of a huge bird. A man kills the snake (monster). See motif K38. |
| L90 | 99.09% | One lip (one fang, horn, etc.) of the creature reaches the sky, while the other drags along the ground. |
| K38C | 98.69% | After the hero helps the bird (usually by doing good to its chicks), it takes him to the place he desires, or instructs its chicks to do so. (This does not involve movement between levels of the universe; in the Sumerian version, the bird gives the hero the ability to move with lightning speed and directs him to his goal). |
| M84C | 98.64% | Sleeping in a deserted place, a person finds himself among spirits. One of them explains that he has a guest, that is the same person. |
| M195 | 98.62% | The character must guess which of the two horses or cows is older. He does this by knowing the behavioural characteristics of these animals. |
| M171C | 98.51% | At the request of a character, another character removes a thorn from his body (cuts off the tip of his tail, etc.). The thorn (tip of the tail) disappears, or when it is removed, the character is wounded. As a result, he receives something more valuable than what he has lost. |
| F14 | 98.26% | The hero is born as a result of the union of a man with a stone or rock. |
| L125 | 98.20% | After meeting a beautiful woman, a man finds her in a situation where her inhuman nature is revealed. After that, the marriage falls apart. |
| L116A | 98.01% | While chasing a roe deer (fallow deer, deer), the hero finds himself in the lair of a demon or wizard; the roe deer is an enchanted person or demon. |
| K174 | 97.70% | To signal their arrival, a person places, or more often discreetly throws, a ring or other small item of personal jewellery or toiletries into the jug of a maid or servant. Upon discovering it, the other person understands that the first is nearby. |
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This motif has been recorded in 27 traditions: Burmese, Intha, Bengali, Kashmiri, Sinhalese; Vedda, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Albanians, Balkarians, Estonians, Western Sami, Norwegians, Tajik, Baluch, Persians, Abaza (Abazins), Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Georgians, Armenians, Azeris (Azerbaijanis), Kurds, Talysh, Kara Kalpak, Uyghur, Mari (Cheremis), Tuvinians of Tuva, Tuvans, Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir, Malecite, Passamaquoddy