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H41 - The dog betrays man.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Because of the dog, man is weak, mortal, and wicked. Usually, the antagonist bribes the dog with warm wool, and it betrays human figures to him for desecration.Berezkin category: Paradise Lost
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 4, Origin of death, diseases and hard life
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| D4B | 92.97% | Those who stole or asked for fire and/or those who received fire are punished by the deity. |
| K32A | 89.66% | A man is carrying his wife or daughter. Another woman or demonic character replaces her when the man leaves on a journey (rarely: falls asleep). |
| L65B3 | 89.63% | A character who climbs a tree manages to escape from a demon (who usually tries to knock the tree down). |
| L85 | 84.32% | The character has only half a body (vertically). See also L85C, "Half-chicken". |
| F65B | 84.17% | The character fakes death in order to eat greedily alone. |
| M150 | 83.93% | Having taken on the task of herding a flock, the character eats the animals entrusted to him. |
| L110 | 83.91% | A character swallows many people and/or animals. In the end, his stomach is cut open, and those who were swallowed unharmed come out or are extracted and revived. Cf. motif K8a. |
| L95B | 83.88% | Having promised to give the child to the demon, the mother or father does not try to save him or her, but arranges for the child to fall into the demon's hands. Against all odds, the son or daughter is saved.[1] Motif L85 "Half-creatures, F525" (the character has only half a body (vertically) or only one leg, which does not prevent him from moving) [AKB]. See also text No. 35.[2] Voracity is a characteristic feature of šǝʔōl in Is 5:14, Hab 2:5, Pr 1:12, Ps 141:7 (see Gaster 1950:189, O’Callahan 1954:169). |
| G8B | 83.15% | A person hides in a tree or (Kazakhs) hides behind walls. Another tries to cut down the tree (break down the walls) to get the person, but the cut tree grows back (or the already felled tree rises, the wall is restored). |
| M29W3 | 81.72% | As a result of its stupidity or antisocial behavior, the lion dies or suffers damage. See the motives in square brackets. |
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This motif has been recorded in 31 traditions: Bongo, Kalenjin; including Sabaot, Nandi (Nande), Arusha, Kipsigis, Pokot (Suk), Keiyo (Elgeiyo), Marakwet, Sebeei, Safwa, Mkulwe, Ngonde, Kinga, Nyakusa, Nyamwanga, Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde, Igbo (Ibo); Isoko, Urhobo, Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo), Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema, Sandawe, Hungarians, Western Ukrainians, Byelarusians, Belarusians, Russians: Central part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Tver, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Kostroma, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, Smolensk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Vyatka, Perm, Kazan provinces), Mordvins, Chuvash, Udmurt, Mansi, Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks), Forest Nenets, Khakas, Shor, Southern Selkups, Central Yakuts (Sakha), Tungus (Evenki): Baikal region, Evenks, Evens (Lamuts), Oroch, Negidal, Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir, Cashibo, Kono (=Kone), Wai, Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi), Serer (Serer-Sine)