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L88 - The demon comes to life from touch.
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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 man kills a demon, but when he touches its remains some time later, it comes to life.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 |
|---|---|---|
| B99 | 99.99% | A person or their head left on a tree turns into an insect nest. |
| J15A | 99.99% | Setting off on a journey (usually in search of a fiancé, husband, or relatives), a woman finds herself in the lair or settlement of large dangerous predators - pumas or jaguars. See motif J15. |
| I5A | 99.94% | The tapir is associated with the upper world (thunder, sky, moon). |
| K13D | 99.94% | A group of boys reaches the sky, the last one's leg is cut off or torn off. |
| K19F | 99.94% | A star or many stars descend from the sky to work in the fields. See motif K19B. |
| M139 | 99.94% | The fox caught the birds and put them in a bag. Another character secretly replaced them with thorns. |
| B24 | 99.91% | People who have entered into conflict or violated a prohibition are transformed into wild boars or peccaries. |
| B63 | 99.91% | Children lie to their mother, pretending to work in the fields. When the deception is revealed, they are left without a harvest and are transformed into atmospheric phenomena or celestial objects. |
| E19 | 99.91% | Narcotic plants arise from the body of a human being torn to pieces by others. |
| F75 | 99.91% | A hunter sees a tapir summoning a woman who lives in the water with a secret signal; she emerges from the lake or river, and the tapir mates with her. The hunter himself summons the woman and becomes her lover. |
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This motif has been recorded in 7 traditions: Mestizos of Soconuzco; Cotzumapguapa iconography, Waiwai, Trio, Wayana, Aparai, Aguaruna, Huambiza, Urarina, Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo