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L56 - Fire in the belly of a monster.
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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 large animal or monster perishes from a fire kindled in its belly. See motif K8A.Berezkin category: Adventures: Monsters and evil spirits
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 |
|---|---|---|
| K86 | 94.57% | A small (usually capricious) child is ignored, sent away from home, abandoned on the road, or given to another person for a time. As a result, the child is carried away by an animal or a spirit. |
| I23 | 93.82% | The door of the house opens and slams shut by itself, crushing those entering or leaving. See motif I22. |
| I49 | 93.10% | Earthquake – an anthropomorphic character (or category of characters) that moves around, shaking the earth. |
| K27K | 92.50% | Test: to dive underwater for a long time or deeply. See motif K27. |
| F65 | 92.14% | To satisfy their secret desire, which involves breaking social norms (forbidden sex, refusing to share food with relatives), the character pretends to be dying, abandoned at the burial site. |
| L51 | 92.11% | A cannibal, spirit, or predatory beast regularly throws its victims down, where they are devoured by aquatic or chthonic creatures. |
| M81 | 91.91% | Wandering, the hero finds himself in a place where blind or blind (two or more) live. |
| L57 | 91.87% | The character loses an internal organ or part of the body, which is taken away by others; he approaches unnoticed and takes back what was lost. |
| M46 | 91.68% | Some creatures steal or own valuables. To return (get) them, the character turns into a small object, from contact with which a woman becomes pregnant, or into a baby. A picked up or born baby takes on its true appearance and steals valuables (including making the girl who picked it up pregnant, if that was his goal). |
| I15 | 91.67% | Creatures without mouths. Usually, their mouths are cut open later. |
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This motif has been recorded in 34 traditions: Bushmen (all groups), Santa Cruz Islands (incl Nguna, Reef Islands), Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria, Basques, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Albanians, Balkarians, Western Ukrainians, 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), Bashkirs, Udmurt, Tungus (Evenki): Baikal region, Evenks, Evens (Lamuts), Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir, Upper Tanana (Nebesna), Tanacross, Athna, Koyukon, Tanana, Eyak, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Shuswap, Comox, Pentlatch, Lushootseed (Puget Sound: Puyallup, Nisqualmi, Snuqualmi, Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Skagit), Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla), Nez Perce, Tillamook, Yurok, Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu, Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley, Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan), Akawai, Colorado (Tsachila), Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet, Kayapa