The Mythology and Folklore Database
I35B - Copper sky.
Please log on to view the narratives.
Motif Summary - Motifs with Simlar Dispersals - Map of Myth Distribution - List of Traditions - Myths |
Source Data from Berezkin's Analytics Catalogue, if using this data please acknowledge and link to it here:
Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
The sky is considered to be metallic. The process of its creation resembles metal forging.Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
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
I35 has 7 other sub-motifsI35. Thunder is produced by a (tanned) animal skin or (rarely) a person being dragged, or clothing being dragged behind or shaken out. I35a. Thunder is produced by an old woman in the sky. I35a1. The character claims the role of the thunder god and imitates him. I35a1a. The character considers himself equal to the deity, imitating him, mocking him or trying to kill him. I35a2. Thunder is heard when stones or large vessels are rolled, dragged or overturned in the sky. I35b. The sky is considered to be metallic. The process of its creation resembles metal forging. I35b1. The sky is made of ice. I35c. One of the mythological characters who, using his craft skills, first makes (usually forges) tools and natural objects; he is the patron of craftsmen (usually blacksmiths). Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I35's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| N10B | 98.92% | A girl or (rarely) a young man with a transparent neck is described, through which you can see the drinks and/or food that this girl or boy swallows. This neck is a sign of beauty. |
| M91C3 | 98.74% | A person releases an animal or a bird - supposedly with his wife instructing his wife to cook food, etc. Another does not understand deception and buys an animal. |
| K83A | 98.23% | To fulfil the task, the character's sons must travel to a place where he has never been (or once was). |
| B46A1 | 98.20% | The stars of the Big Dipper – thieves or robbers. |
| M146 | 98.09% | Knowing that the meat is in a trap or poisoned, or that there is a trap ahead, a zoomorphic character provokes another to try the meat first or to go ahead. |
| M29Z | 98.07% | hero of the story is a character named “Beardless” or Aldar-Kose (Aldar is a “deceiver”, a braid is “beardless”). |
| K102B | 98.07% | In order to destroy the hero (heroine), the antagonist must first get rid of his beloved animal (usually a horse). When the animal is about to be slaughtered, the hero (heroine) mounts it, rides away and escapes. |
| L96C | 97.96% | A young man is learning magic. In order for the sorcerer to let him go, he must pretend that he is incapable of learning. |
| I89 | 97.88% | There is a star that brings death and misfortune; it is usually told how people mistake a star or constellation rising at night for the Morning Star, set off on a journey and lose their way. |
| N24 | 97.79% | You can see a light that resembles a second moon or a second sun. It comes from a pretty girl. |
See more...
Please log on to view the narratives.
Map of Motif Dispersal
Click here for a clustered map
Drag the map around by clicking and using the mouse, use the wheel to zoom
This motif has been recorded in 14 traditions: Ancient Egypt, Egyptian, Ancient Greece, Finns, Karelians, Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia), Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Sah-nameh, Marzban-nameh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees, Zoroastrianism, Ossetians, Ingush, Georgians, Crimean Tatars, Karaims, Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks), Tuvinians of Tuva, Tuvans, Khakas, Chechens