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L79 - Two wives: a girl and a monster.
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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 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.Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits
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 |
|---|---|---|
| K1D | 99.08% | The hero's wife's brothers try to kill him by leaving him on an island. |
| I6A | 98.92% | The male and female of a huge bird carry different types of precipitation (for example, the eagle carries snow, and the eagle carries rain). Or (Buryats of Mongolia) the same bird carries different types of precipitation depending on whether it is angry or not. See motif i6. Traditions associated with Na-Dene languages are highlighted in italics in the list. |
| K27Y1 | 98.77% | The character believes or pretends that arrowheads should be made of bark, coal, grass, and similar materials. |
| M20 | 98.38% | The character does something unacceptable, is caught, and his beak or jaw is damaged. Usually (except for the Koryaks), people keep the torn-off beak (jaw) in their homes, and the character comes and takes it back. |
| A13A1 | 98.37% | The raven rescues or obtains the hidden or stolen sun (daylight). |
| M16A | 97.92% | A character (usually a loon) restores a person's sight and/or health by diving into the water with them. See motif M16. |
| C19A | 97.84% | The character (except Quileut: Raven) turns into a child, asks for and receives heavenly bodies to play, or (Chukchi) comes to play with the little daughter of the owner of the stars. |
| M46B | 97.67% | 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. |
| M81B | 97.59% | The character is warned not to try to reach an arrow if it gets stuck in a tree. He breaks the ban and gets into trouble. |
| L102 | 97.43% | A girl or woman (for various reasons, jokingly or seriously) calls an animal or animal remains her husband, or steps on bones and addresses them. The animal (comes to life and) carries her away. Her human husband, parents or brother come for her, and they flee; usually the animal husband pursues them, but stops the chase or dies. |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 16 traditions: Ainu, Tagish, Inland Tlingit, Tahltan, Kaska, Koyukon, Tanana, Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island), North Alaskan Inupiat, Mackenzie Delta, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Arapaho, Kiowa Apache, Carrier