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L1C1 - Flight to the heavens.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Fleeing from demonic characters, a group of men – relatives of a girl – ascend to the sky and remain there. See motif L1C.Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
L1 has 8 other sub-motifsL1a. A young woman turns into a bear (in Asia, a tigress) and attacks her close relatives or husband. L1b. A young woman turns into a monstrous bear and kills most people except her younger sister (Ojibwa: the younger sister of her former husband). Their brothers (or one brother) return from hunting and kill the bear, or she dies while chasing them. Cf. motif L65D. L1b1. A woman comes into conflict with her brothers and turns into a dangerous demon. L1c. Those fleeing from the monstrous bear ascend to the sky and turn into stars. L1c1. Fleeing from demonic characters, a group of men – relatives of a girl – ascend to the sky and remain there. See motif L1C. L1c2. Fleeing from a demonic creature, the characters hide their children (younger brother or sister) in a camouflaged pit, usually under the hearth. See motif L1C. L1d. The jaguar-werewolf kills most people and is killed by the woman who survives. L1e. A monstrous bird is created from a small amount of human or animal flesh (usually from the heart) or from lumps of manioc starch. L1f. The sister, using magic or transforming herself into a monster, kills her brothers in revenge for the death of her lover or husband. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of L1's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| C6A | 96.03% | A turtle or toad (frog) brings a desired object from the bottom or from the underworld. |
| J19A | 95.84% | When a woman is left alone, a demonic character comes to her. He says that in order to perform certain actions, she must give him a certain part of her body, even though this contradicts logic and custom. After that, the character kills her (cuts open her stomach; tears out her tongue). |
| F55A | 95.00% | A demonic character persuades a woman to expose a certain part of her body, because that is the only place where a certain object should be placed. The demon kills the woman, tearing off that part of her body. Usually, the woman uses or names various locations, and the character rejects each one in turn until he finds the right one. |
| K27M | 94.78% | Task: to kill and bring an animal of a certain (often unusual) colour or shape. See motif K27. |
| B87A | 93.05% | A dim star next to the second star of the handle of the Big Dipper (Tibetans: Little Dipper) Ursa Major – dog. |
| J59A | 92.57% | After shooting an arrow (rarely: throwing a ball), a person flies on it, behind it or in front of it, or sends another person on the flying arrow. Cf. motif J59. |
| M37 | 92.33% | Although the character's head or entire body is cut in two with an ax or split with a stick, the character remains unharmed. Cf. motive J22. |
| L1B | 91.92% | A young woman turns into a monstrous bear and kills most people except her younger sister (Ojibwa: the younger sister of her former husband). Their brothers (or one brother) return from hunting and kill the bear, or she dies while chasing them. Cf. motif L65D. |
| J59B | 91.80% | To revive the dead, the character shoots an arrow into the sky or throws an object. It is assumed that the dead, fearing the falling object, will come back to life and run away. |
| M67 | 91.80% | By stupidity or carelessness, the character causes a wind that blows him away. See the M66 motif (The Trickster emits a stream of intestinal gases). |
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This motif has been recorded in 15 traditions: Udeghe, Oroch, Nanai, Blackfoot, Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina), Cheyenne, Arapaho, Arikara, Pawnee, Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography, Kiowa, Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, Crow, Jicarilla