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J3 - Conception from under the earth.
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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 conceives a son or twins in a way that is incomprehensible to her; the reason is that when she sits on the ground, a male character (animal) creeps under the ground and fertilises her from below.Berezkin category: Avenger heroes: The amerinday cycle
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 |
|---|---|---|
| I37D | 98.06% | Mushrooms are the excrement of a mythological character. See motif I37. |
| F96 | 97.54% | A girl or wife rejects an unattractive man. He becomes handsome (usually after encountering a supernatural being), and those who treated him badly are punished. |
| K18A | 96.48% | The boy's father is recognised as the man whose bow or arrows he chooses. See motif K18. |
| M12 | 96.32% | Unable, unwilling or unable to obtain game (fish), the hunter (fisherman) cuts flesh from his own body, removes his own entrails and collects his blood. He usually offers this to others under the guise of animal meat or fish. Alternatively, a woman cuts flesh from her own leg to feed her husband. |
| J60 | 95.70% | A woman conceives twins from two different fathers. |
| K11A1 | 94.94% | Pieces of flesh or feathers from a monstrous/unusual bird turn into present-day birds (or their plumage). |
| D13C | 94.87% | Two companions or brothers live together. The older one has a wife, whom he hides. To discover her, the younger one, left alone in the house, makes her laugh. |
| I28A | 94.87% | Large animals that are hunted go underground and cause earthquakes. |
| L63 | 94.49% | The character eats food with the womb or anus. See motif F9A. |
| E14A | 94.28% | People kill demons, examine their bodies, make ritual costumes and masks, reproducing the appearance of the slain. |
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This motif has been recorded in 6 traditions: Hopi, Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna), Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai), Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa, Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete, Chorote