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F54D - Conceives after drinking urine.
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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 woman gives birth to a boy after accidentally drinking animal urine, or a female animal gives birth to a boy after drinking a man's urine.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 5, Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms
F54 has 5 other sub-motifsF54. Unaware of this, the son and mother (Konkani: daughter and father) engage in sexual relations and later learn of the incest they have committed. Cf. motifs c8c, f54e. F54a. In her husband's appearance, the woman discovers signs that are not immediately noticeable, indicating that he has hidden his true nature from her and is not the right marriage partner (he is an animal, or her son, brother or father); or the husband discovers in the same way that his wife is his sister. F54b. A young man or boy copulates with his mother or sister. This becomes known from the remains of paint or feathers with which he was covered during sexual intercourse. F54c. A husband sees someone's fingernail marks on his wife's body and gathers the men to find out who left the marks. F54d. A woman gives birth to a boy after accidentally drinking animal urine, or a female animal gives birth to a boy after drinking a man's urine. F54e. Not knowing who is in front of him, a young man kills his father. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of F54's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B1D | 100.00% | Two characters are building the world, one works poorly, the other well, so different parts of the universe (or a specific island) have different appearances. |
| M144 | 100.00% | One character manages to convince another that dangerous and inedible objects are attractive and delicious (a wasp's nest is a drum, a snake is a flute, dung is a delicacy, etc.). |
| I81A | 99.49% | The giant crab causes earthquakes or floods, closes or can close the water outlet. |
| L85B | 99.39% | A pregnant woman curses the Sun, Rain or another powerful character. Because of this, the child is born physically disabled. He possesses magical powers and usually acquires a normal body. |
| C8C | 98.78% | After a global catastrophe, at the beginning of time or when settling a new land, a woman and her son give birth to humans. |
| F54A | 98.20% | In her husband's appearance, the woman discovers signs that are not immediately noticeable, indicating that he has hidden his true nature from her and is not the right marriage partner (he is an animal, or her son, brother or father); or the husband discovers in the same way that his wife is his sister. |
| I81B | 97.13% | During high tide, a certain creature spews seawater or displaces it with its body, and during low tide, it swallows the water or makes room for it (or it is simply reported that the water is either spewed or recedes). |
| B77A | 96.96% | One or more anthropomorphic characters push the sky away from the earth. See motif B77. |
| F86A | 96.90% | The character cares for a fish, crab or other creature. Others watch the character, kill and eat his pet, or try to do so. |
| K47D | 96.47% | A girl gives herself to a dog because it fulfils the condition of marriage set by her or her father for her future husband. See motif K47A. |
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This motif has been recorded in 4 traditions: Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria, Bali, Lombok, Bahnar, Bana, Sedang, Por, Kannada, Lingayat, Halakki