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I35C - Craftsman god.
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Summary of Motif
One of the mythological characters who, using his craft skills, first makes (usually forges) tools and natural objects; he is the patron of craftsmen (usually blacksmiths).Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 3, Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature
I35 has 7 other sub-motifsI35. Thunder is produced by a (tanned) animal skin or (rarely) a person being dragged, or clothing being dragged behind or shaken out. I35a. Thunder is produced by an old woman in the sky. I35a1. The character claims the role of the thunder god and imitates him. I35a1a. The character considers himself equal to the deity, imitating him, mocking him or trying to kill him. I35a2. Thunder is heard when stones or large vessels are rolled, dragged or overturned in the sky. I35b. The sky is considered to be metallic. The process of its creation resembles metal forging. I35b1. The sky is made of ice. I35c. One of the mythological characters who, using his craft skills, first makes (usually forges) tools and natural objects; he is the patron of craftsmen (usually blacksmiths). Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I35's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| K14 | 99.43% | A person receives or buys simple advice, the meaning of which is initially unclear (travel with a companion, do not skip breakfast, etc.) and either follows it, achieving success, or violates it, getting into trouble. |
| M198B | 99.33% | A man who is unable to find lost items and expose thieves successfully does so thanks to a fortunate coincidence. |
| L37A | 99.33% | On the way to a powerful being, a person meets characters who ask him to ask questions on their behalf (usually to find out the cause of their misfortunes). |
| K94 | 99.29% | Those who eat a miraculous bird, fish, animal or fruit gain wealth and power. |
| K2A | 99.29% | The character is sent down to the underworld (into an abyss, a well, etc.). After he sends the treasures (women) he has obtained back up, his envious companions cut the rope, but he manages to return to earth. See motifs K38, K39, K74. |
| K118A | 99.24% | Upon seeing the portrait of a beauty, a man strives to meet her. |
| K79 | 99.06% | Finding himself in a helpless situation, a man sees how a small animal finds a cure for itself or another animal. The man uses the same cure, saves himself or saves another. |
| M157A4 | 98.99% | The character proves the absurdity of another's statements by claiming that he (or someone else) fished on a mountain, extinguished a fire with straw, sowed wheat in the sea, watched flying fish, etc. (or he himself imitates such actions). The absurdity of the statements stems from the incorrectly chosen locus or means for performing certain actions. |
| K103 | 98.96% | A domestic animal (horse, cow, bull, goat, ram, sheep) helps an orphan, a lonely child, or an unfortunate young woman. |
| K27NN | 98.94% | Someone from the entourage of a powerful figure seeks to destroy the hero and persuades others to give him difficult tasks. |
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This motif has been recorded in 20 traditions: Ancient Egypt, Egyptian, Ugarit, Phoenicia, Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku, Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi, Ancient Italy: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia, Ancient Greece, Lithuanians, Latvians, Finns, Karelians, Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia), Western Ukrainians, Tajik, Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Karachays, Balkar, Ossetians, Svans, Armenians, Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks), Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)