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J60 - Sons of two fathers.
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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 twins from two different fathers.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 |
|---|---|---|
| D13C | 99.44% | 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 | 99.44% | Large animals that are hunted go underground and cause earthquakes. |
| J36 | 98.73% | The turtle drags the hero's parents under water. |
| E13A | 98.55% | Sacred knowledge, objects and rituals were first obtained by humans from the inhabitants of the underwater world. |
| F96 | 98.11% | 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. |
| F44 | 98.07% | In the community of the first ancestors, women and men quarrel, leave, kill, maim each other, etc. |
| C9A | 97.83% | During the flood or when crossing a river, those who drowned or were saved turn into aquatic or amphibious animals. |
| L9A | 97.23% | The character's leg is crippled (intentionally or accidentally) or originally pointed. He uses the pointed bone for hunting, fishing or killing people. |
| F42 | 97.15% | Feeling wronged, men leave their wives or sisters. |
| B13A | 96.38% | A stream of water (with a predator in it) rushes after a character who is trying to escape from it. |
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This motif has been recorded in 12 traditions: Kiowa Apache, Okanagon, Sanpoil, Navajo, Jicarilla, Hopi, Maue (Mawe), Juruna, Xipaya, Tupinamba, Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor), Tenetehara, Guarani of Paraguay and Brazil: Caygua, Mbia, Apapocuva, Nyandewa, Chiripa