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J56 - The trial of the sons.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
A son or sons come to their father. He subjects them to trials in order to find out whether they are really his children.Berezkin category: Avenger heroes: The amerinday cycle
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
J56 has 1 other sub-motifsJ56. A son or sons come to their father. He subjects them to trials in order to find out whether they are really his children. J56a. Heroic brothers are transformed into pots or frying pans, but only the elder is able to sit in the fire long enough. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of J56's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| K27YY4 | 98.67% | The hero must obtain tree bark, which is fraught with danger. |
| D4J | 96.69% | The thief, the thief's assistant, or the owner of fire is a rabbit, a hare, or (ofaye) a guinea pig. See motif D4A. |
| F25 | 95.89% | Women have been stained with someone else's or their own blood, or with blood-like paint, ever since women began menstruating. |
| F51A | 95.31% | After incest is discovered, the sister openly demands her brother as her husband, turns into a monster, and kills people. |
| L31 | 95.30% | People are forced against their will to follow an object, person or animal (usually sticking to it) that carries them far away (usually into water or into the sky). |
| H14 | 95.24% | A woman who has returned from the world of the dead flies back, becoming a bird or a fly. |
| L31B | 94.72% | Upon discovering a reptile on land, people touch it or sit on it, stick to it, and it crawls away with them into the water. See motif L31. |
| M29H | 94.23% | See the motives in square brackets. |
| L123 | 93.98% | In order to confuse the pursuer, the character leaves traces leading in all directions before running away. |
| J12 | 93.76% | A girl or two sisters wander, usually in search of a suitable groom or husband who has left or lives far away. Along the way or upon reaching their destination, they encounter false suitors. (Traditions in which two heroines travel rather than one are highlighted in bold (motif j13). |
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This motif has been recorded in 15 traditions: Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu), Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga), Yuchi, Kiowa Apache, Cherokee, Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai, Navajo, Hopi, Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambe; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez), Pima, Sicuani, Juruna, Tupinamba, Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor), Tenetehara