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B93 - Meeting in the sky once a year.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Once a year or once every few years, celestial beings or messengers of the gods meet among the stars.Berezkin category: The Origins of the Characteristics of the environment
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 2, Moon spots, stars, constellations
B93 has 1 other sub-motifsB93. Once a year or once every few years, celestial beings or messengers of the gods meet among the stars. B93a. Once a year, birds form a bridge across the heavenly river with their bodies. Usually, the feathers on their heads are worn away as a result. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of B93's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A4B | 97.76% | The sun decided to walk across the sky during the day because it is afraid of the night. |
| M167A | 97.51% | A strong predator mistakes an unfamiliar word for the name of a creature that is stronger than him and flees. |
| A8 | 97.05% | The sun, moon and stars – three brothers or three sisters. |
| B119 | 97.05% | A woman of non-human nature agrees to live with a man, but leaves him upon learning of his real or imagined infidelity. |
| B121 | 97.05% | A small bird carries pebbles and sticks, trying to fill the sea. |
| B49A | 97.05% | Powerful animals could have many cubs, but now they give birth to only one every few years. |
| B6A | 97.05% | The first woman gives birth to several eggs. One or two of them remain unchanged for a long time and are thrown into the river, believing them to be spoiled. However, it is precisely from these eggs that characters of high status emerge (or should have emerged). |
| B77B2 | 97.05% | The sky moved away and/or the connection between people and the deity ceased after the sky or the heavenly deity was touched or struck with a broom. |
| B93A | 97.05% | Once a year, birds form a bridge across the heavenly river with their bodies. Usually, the feathers on their heads are worn away as a result. |
| C39 | 97.05% | When the sky split or partially collapsed, it was repaired. |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 11 traditions: Arabs of Iraq, Iraqi, Shan, Ahom, Khampti, Viet, Muong, Koreans, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Tats, Armenians, Mongols (Khalkha), Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal), China, Japan