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I84A - The frozen son of a god.




18 Myths, Legends and Folktales
18 Unique Narratives for Motif I84A
10 Cultures & Traditions where I84A is told
0 Mythemes Indexed
1 Sub-Motifs of Motif I84A


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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.



Summary of Motif

Contrary to the warning of his father or mother, a young man or woman sets off on a journey in winter and freezes to death. Cf. motif B33A ("Frozen in Spring").

Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures

This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 2, Moon spots, stars, constellations


I84 has 1 other sub-motifs


I84.  The Milky Way – ski tracks.
I84a.  Contrary to the warning of his father or mother, a young man or woman sets off on a journey in winter and freezes to death. Cf. motif B33A ("Frozen in Spring").

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Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns

MotifSimilarityMotif Summary
B8199.12%The creator and his opponent consider whether to give the dog the ability to shoot (with a bow or a gun).
M18699.01%An animal (fox, wolf, leopard) runs along the shore, while a fish (burbot, goby, catfish) swims in the water. The animal calls out to the fish, which is always ahead (usually keeping other fish at a distance, but in the Negidal variant, the motif of competition is omitted).
A32J98.99%A shaman with a tambourine ascends to the moon and remains there, visible in the silhouette of the lunar spots.
B42M198.99%The three main stars of the Big Dipper's handle are associated with people of three different nationalities.
B64A98.99%Fish and birds fight (usually by shooting arrows at each other). Since then, fish have had many small bones in their bodies and/or birds' legs have taken on their current form.
B72D98.99%A woman makes herself wings (beak, tail) from clothing accessories and turns into a bird or a flying creature.
B74A98.99%Red cloths are sewn over the character's eyes (threads, eyelids are painted red) or he does it himself. He sees everything in red or his eyes have turned red forever.
D1A198.99%Because a woman offended the fire, its mistress takes her child away.
E1398.99%The shamanic tambourine is compared or associated with a lake.
E1E98.99%The son of the first human couple initially takes the form of a small plant that has grown from the ground, a stalk.

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This motif has been recorded in 10 traditions: Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin, Bashkirs, Mansi, Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks), Nenets, Southern Selkups, Northern Selkups, Kets, Tlingit, Yughs


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