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L1D - Woman kills a jaguar.
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Summary of Motif
The jaguar-werewolf kills most people and is killed by the woman who survives.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 |
|---|---|---|
| B66 | 100.00% | Characters climb to the sky using a rope or chain of arrows; when it falls to the ground, it turns into forest vines. See motif J47. |
| C15 | 100.00% | A monstrous jaguar (puma) is locked in a cave or tree trunk. |
| C34A | 100.00% | A supernatural character goes with people to catch fish or lives on the sand by the river; he is buried in the sand or thrown into the river, into a swamp, or otherwise persecuted. Usually, he himself or his father sends a flood. |
| H32B | 100.00% | A girl and/or boy, who are the children of a deity, come to live with humans, leading to an abundance of food/resources. Due to the hurt they have caused, the children return to their own world, and human life becomes difficult or meagre. |
| K13B | 99.70% | A man crosses a body of water on the back of a caiman. The caiman bites off his leg. The cripple undergoes a metamorphosis, turning into a constellation or an animal. |
| L1E | 99.65% | A monstrous bird is created from a small amount of human or animal flesh (usually from the heart) or from lumps of manioc starch. |
| F37 | 99.55% | To summon her lover, the character taps on a calabash placed on the water. |
| G11 | 99.54% | The squirrel plays an important role in cutting down a giant tree (usually chopping or trying to chop the vine that holds it, see motif G10). |
| G10 | 99.00% | A tree whose trunk has been cut down remains hanging because it is held up from above. |
| B7D | 99.00% | Water pours from a broken bone, flooding the earth. |
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This motif has been recorded in 5 traditions: Bribri, Cabecar, Terraba; Chiriqui (AD 800-1500) iconography, Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar), Aguaruna, Huambiza, Karijona, Machiguenga