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I129 - The Heron 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
The rainy season is associated with the appearance of the Heron constellation in the sky.Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 2, Moon spots, stars, constellations
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B7D | 100.00% | Water pours from a broken bone, flooding the earth. |
| L7B | 100.00% | While chasing a person, spirit, monster or beast, he mistakenly throws himself after a calabash floating down the river. |
| G11 | 99.90% | The squirrel plays an important role in cutting down a giant tree (usually chopping or trying to chop the vine that holds it, see motif G10). |
| L1E | 99.83% | A monstrous bird is created from a small amount of human or animal flesh (usually from the heart) or from lumps of manioc starch. |
| A13B | 99.71% | During an eclipse or at the first appearance of night, ants eclipse the sun. |
| A9 | 99.71% | The moon-woman does not allow her son or husband, the Sun, to destroy people. |
| L3A | 99.71% | Left alone, a woman carelessly calls for someone to help her with the housework; a demon comes and kills the woman or her child. |
| I27B | 99.38% | A dog carries a person across a river to another world. See motif I27. |
| M47 | 99.38% | When punishing a person or animal or restoring a dismembered body, a character intentionally or accidentally puts his head to his ass. |
| G10 | 99.03% | A tree whose trunk has been cut down remains hanging because it is held up from above. |
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This motif has been recorded in 1 traditions: Barasana, Taibano, Macuna