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I84A - The frozen son of a god.
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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-motifsI84. 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"). Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I84's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B81 | 99.12% | The creator and his opponent consider whether to give the dog the ability to shoot (with a bow or a gun). |
| M186 | 99.01% | 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). |
| A32J | 98.99% | A shaman with a tambourine ascends to the moon and remains there, visible in the silhouette of the lunar spots. |
| B42M1 | 98.99% | The three main stars of the Big Dipper's handle are associated with people of three different nationalities. |
| B64A | 98.99% | 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. |
| B72D | 98.99% | A woman makes herself wings (beak, tail) from clothing accessories and turns into a bird or a flying creature. |
| B74A | 98.99% | 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. |
| D1A1 | 98.99% | Because a woman offended the fire, its mistress takes her child away. |
| E13 | 98.99% | The shamanic tambourine is compared or associated with a lake. |
| E1E | 98.99% | 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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Map of Motif Dispersal
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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