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K47D - The dog fulfils the condition of marriage.
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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 girl gives herself to a dog because it fulfils the condition of marriage set by her or her father for her future husband. See motif K47A.Berezkin category: Adventures: Acts of heroes
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
K47 has 3 other sub-motifsK47a. A woman mates with a dog. Her children grow up to be humans and usually become the ancestors of certain ethnic groups. K47b. A woman marries a man who originally had the appearance of a dog. The birth of children from a dog is not essential to the plot. K47c. The marriage of a woman and a dog gave rise to dogs – friends and helpers of humans. K47d. A girl gives herself to a dog because it fulfils the condition of marriage set by her or her father for her future husband. See motif K47A. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of K47's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| I81A1 | 99.85% | The struggle between the crab and the snake (eel) determines the features of the relief of a particular area or has cosmic proportions. |
| L85B | 98.79% | A pregnant woman curses the Sun, Rain or another powerful character. Because of this, the child is born physically disabled. He possesses magical powers and usually acquires a normal body. |
| M29O1 | 98.75% | As a result of its stupidity or antisocial behavior, the monkey dies or suffers damage. See the motives in square brackets. |
| F54A | 97.61% | In her husband's appearance, the woman discovers signs that are not immediately noticeable, indicating that he has hidden his true nature from her and is not the right marriage partner (he is an animal, or her son, brother or father); or the husband discovers in the same way that his wife is his sister. |
| A46A | 97.52% | The sun and moon (Rigveda: only the sun) are associated with the eyes of an anthropomorphic being (the motif of their emergence from the eyes of this being may be absent). |
| F45A | 97.15% | A woman or female animal conceives by deliberately exposing her genitals to the wind. |
| A46 | 97.14% | The sun and moon (Rigveda: only the sun) emerge from the eyes of an anthropomorphic creature. |
| B1D | 96.47% | Two characters are building the world, one works poorly, the other well, so different parts of the universe (or a specific island) have different appearances. |
| F54D | 96.47% | A woman gives birth to a boy after accidentally drinking animal urine, or a female animal gives birth to a boy after drinking a man's urine. |
| M144 | 96.47% | One character manages to convince another that dangerous and inedible objects are attractive and delicious (a wasp's nest is a drum, a snake is a flute, dung is a delicacy, etc.). |
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This motif has been recorded in 7 traditions: Tasmania, Bali, Lombok, Stieng, Chrau, Sre (Koho), Maa, Mnong, Li , Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu, Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa, Sundanese