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F72 - Imitation of rape.
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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 asks a man to tie her up before intercourse so that it looks like she is being raped.Berezkin category: Gender and sex
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 |
|---|---|---|
| L119 | 99.00% | The hero and antagonist fight in the air, tearing off each other's limbs. Usually, their allies on the ground try to preserve the limbs of their leader and destroy those of their enemy. |
| F55A | 97.59% | A demonic character persuades a woman to expose a certain part of her body, because that is the only place where a certain object should be placed. The demon kills the woman, tearing off that part of her body. Usually, the woman uses or names various locations, and the character rejects each one in turn until he finds the right one. |
| M29X1 | 96.39% | See the motives in square brackets. |
| M74 | 96.37% | A weak character regurgitates previously swallowed unusual food, or replaces his belching with a strong character's belching, or interprets his secretions as remains strong animals he ate. The strong believe that the weak are strong or have unusual abilities. |
| A32B | 96.11% | The figure or imprint of a toad or frog is visible on the lunar disc; the moon is associated with this animal. |
| K27XY | 95.52% | Several men (animals), each of whom can do something better than the others, work together to accomplish difficult tasks set before them by their opponents. The competition is not intended to find a worthy suitor for a girl or to get rid of an unwanted suitor. Cf. motif K27o3 (Competition between two teams). |
| J53A | 94.93% | A character invites another to play. The latter follows the rules, but the initiator of the game does not and kills the other. |
| B28C | 94.87% | Lice grab a person and drag him into the sea. |
| M84B1 | 94.81% | A person enters a country from where fish come to people (and comes back). |
| G23B | 94.66% | People from different ethnic groups arise from parts of the creature's body, or people from different groups receive their names (and characteristics) depending on which parts of the creature's body they have received. |
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This motif has been recorded in 2 traditions: Tillamook, Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai