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J24 - Ground into flour.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
The hero, ground into powder, is reborn.Berezkin category: Avenger heroes: The amerinday cycle
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 |
|---|---|---|
| L26 | 98.52% | During the (first) initiation, supernatural beings teach boys rituals and kill them for violating rules related to the consumption and distribution of food. |
| M121 | 98.52% | A louse or other similar creature (flea, tick, firefly) is sent to follow a certain character. |
| G14 | 98.07% | A man swallowed by a water monster is carried away to an underwater or overseas world, obtains plants, and returns to people. |
| K11 | 98.07% | Brothers (brother and sister) kill a monstrous bird. Its eyes turn into heavenly bodies (among the Oaxacan Indians) or something else (among the present-day Condors of the Yokuts). |
| B2B | 97.84% | The earth feeds on the people buried in it. See motif B2A. |
| B62 | 97.70% | Man believes that vultures live better than humans, changes his appearance to that of a vulture. The former vulture lives with the man's wife, and the man usually does not like his new life. |
| A22A | 97.30% | Two characters burn; one turns into the present sun, and the other into a less significant celestial object. See motif A22. |
| B67 | 96.87% | A fallen tree and/or its stump turns into a mountain (mountain range) or rocks. (Usually, the branches of this tree bear the fruits and shoots of various cultivated plants, see motif G5). |
| L58 | 96.75% | A man refuses to give food to his closest relatives or spouse; as punishment, he or his food changes its nature. |
| I27B | 96.71% | A dog carries a person across a river to another world. See motif I27. |
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This motif has been recorded in 5 traditions: Tepecano, Western Mexico Nahuatl, Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam, Chontal, Chorti