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I85C - Vessels with weather.
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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 character goes up to the sky and finds vessels containing various (two or more) types of precipitation, weather phenomena, seasons and/or celestial bodies.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
I85 has 5 other sub-motifsI85. Polar Star – stake, nail, hitching post, etc. I85a. Animals walk around the North Star, or the movement of the stars is compared to the movement of animals around a pole. See motif I85. I85a1. The North Star – a hole leading to the upper world. I85b. The North Star – one person. I85c. The character goes up to the sky and finds vessels containing various (two or more) types of precipitation, weather phenomena, seasons and/or celestial bodies. I85c1. In the sky there is a vessel, a box or an indescribable container for storing rain (rain clouds). Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I85's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| J31 | 90.76% | Heroes receive weapons or other items that belonged to their deceased father and are necessary for fighting their antagonists. |
| L25 | 90.43% | By killing demons, people save the life of a child, girl or woman. Remaining among people, she or he kills people (usually children) left in her or his care. |
| I78 | 86.33% | The earth is thought of as rectangular (usually square). |
| I3 | 84.98% | Lightning (and thunder) is produced by an object (sword, arrow, whip, mirror, etc.) in the hands of a character; lightning is an object. |
| I17A | 84.32% | Creatures without an anal opening or mouth - dwarves. |
| I77 | 83.87% | A powerful character associated with thunderstorms and rain, lame. |
| K16 | 83.20% | Taking the form of a bird, bat, insect, small animal, or fish, the man enters the young woman's home (her father's house). |
| I75 | 82.79% | Before the emergence of the present world or present humans, there were others (at least two worlds or races). |
| I59B4 | 82.76% | The Milky Way is associated with snow, hoarfrost, and cold. |
| I48 | 82.06% | The character is deprived of the ability to move, after which he acquires cosmic dimensions: he supports the earth (sky) or his movements cause earthquakes (less often - storms). |
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This motif has been recorded in 10 traditions: Koreans, Estonians, Mordvins, Dongxiang, Baoan, Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu, Chukchi, Tsetsaut, Navajo, Western Mexico Nahuatl, Kekchi; Mopan