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L73B - A line drawn.
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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 fugitive draws a line on the ground (ice), creating an obstacle in the path of the pursuer.Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
L73 has 4 other sub-motifsL73. Trying to drink a river, lake, or sea, the antagonist bursts. L73a. The fugitives make sure that darkness spreads behind them, hindering their pursuers (while light pours in front of them). l73a1. Throwing some object behind him, the fleeing character creates fog or darkness in the path of his pursuer. L73b. The fugitive draws a line on the ground (ice), creating an obstacle in the path of the pursuer. L73c. By waving a piece of cloth (towel, scarf, item of clothing) or throwing it, placing it on water, etc., the character creates obstacles (in the path of the pursuer) or a means of overcoming them (bridge, etc.). Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of L73's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| M30C | 92.39% | A character flying through the air falls, violating the ban on talking, looking down, flying over villages, etc. (The character is not dropped by the person carrying it and flies above the ground, not descends from the sky or rises to the sky). |
| L5F | 90.79% | Head, face or skull – a woman's husband, fiancé or son; not dangerous to her, brings wealth, saves from hunger, etc. |
| L42A | 90.75% | The cannibal steals fresh corpses from graves. |
| M64 | 90.14% | The character comes to the owner of valuables (food, fire) and pretends that he already owns them. As a result, valuables are made available (littoral is exposed at low tide, salmon spreads in waters, etc.). |
| M46B | 89.71% | The character turns into a tiny object or creature, swallowing or touching which a woman (usually a virgin) becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy. He steals valuables or gets along with a woman. See M46 motif. |
| F79 | 88.25% | The character successively marries various women of non-human nature, but each time (usually, except for the last) he is disappointed. |
| L79 | 87.65% | The girl marries a powerful, benevolent character; his first wife is a monster; he kills her or is satisfied that she has been killed by his new wife. |
| L101 | 87.48% | While running away, a person gradually undresses and throws items of clothing behind them. The pursuer wastes time picking them up or destroying them. |
| M46D | 87.23% | A small child cries and calms down only after being given a valuable item hidden in the house to play with. After receiving an item, a child or an associated character takes it away. |
| A7A | 87.09% | The light of the sun (moon, Venus) is a burning torch in the hand of a celestial body. |
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This motif has been recorded in 7 traditions: Karelians, Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino), St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Copper, Caribou, Cheyenne, China