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I137 - The Lapti Constellation.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
One of the constellations is associated with footwear, usually with (worn-out) bast shoes.Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 2, Moon spots, stars, constellations
I13 has 5 other sub-motifsI13a. A huge aquatic or celestial serpent, dragon, or snake-like creature with horns on its head. I13b. A small snake, the snake has horns on its head. I13c. Reptiles possess a treasure that humans take or try to take. Usually it is a crown, a precious stone, or horns on a snake's head. I13d. A person enters the dwelling of snakes, spends a long time there, is released or escapes. While in the dwelling of snakes, he usually licks a stone that relieves thirst and hunger. I13e. The snake agrees to let the man go on condition that he does not tell anyone about their meeting. Under threat of death, the man breaks his promise. The snake teaches him to drink a broth made from its flesh and takes revenge not on the man, but on those who forced him to break his word. I13F. In autumn, a man falls asleep in a bear's den. When he wakes up, he thinks that the night has passed, but it is already spring. Usually, the bear gives him advice before parting. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I13's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B32A | 100.00% | The enemies of a hero sailing the sea turn into seals or dolphins. |
| I95B | 100.00% | Orion is a yoke. |
| K35A7 | 100.00% | A character finds a feather, the touch of which brings health and beauty. |
| K38F3 | 100.00% | To kill the dragon, the hero digs a pit and hides in it. When the dragon crawls nearby or over the pit, the hero strikes it with a fatal blow of his sword. |
| M39A2A | 100.00% | fool buys spoons and/or a table, tells the table to go on its own feet, throws away spoons because they rattle. The two episodes are usually combined. |
| M39A3B | 100.00% | fool decides that stumps need hats, puts pots on the stumps. |
| N28F | 100.00% | It is said that water has no boughs or twigs |
| N31 | 100.00% | Late autumn and then winter sets in line with the departure of two or three species of birds flying in a wedge (Zugvogel). |
| N32 | 100.00% | The ornithomorphic character is said to be sitting on several trees. |
| I95 | 99.76% | The Pleiades are a sieve or riddle for sifting agricultural products. See motif I95. |
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This motif has been recorded in 4 traditions: Finns, Bashkirs, Udmurt, Russian Federation