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J31 - Father's weapon.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
Heroes receive weapons or other items that belonged to their deceased father and are necessary for fighting their antagonists.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 |
|---|---|---|
| I85C | 90.76% | The character goes up to the sky and finds vessels containing various (two or more) types of precipitation, weather phenomena, seasons and/or celestial bodies. |
| I78 | 87.21% | The earth is thought of as rectangular (usually square). |
| J4 | 86.14% | The heroes avenge the death (enslavement) of their father, uncle, grandfather, or mother and father, or in general their descendants, with the loss of men being the most painful. |
| K29A | 82.84% | The hero demonstrates his magical abilities or cunning by remaining alive in a hot bath, oven, fire, or among burning vegetation. |
| K27Z | 82.67% | A character gains power over another by winning a game of chance or an intellectual game (not a sporting competition). The motif includes all texts with motif K27z4. |
| I75 | 82.60% | Before the emergence of the present world or present humans, there were others (at least two worlds or races). |
| B46C | 82.54% | Each of the stars of the Big Dipper is a separate character (people or animals). |
| B42H1 | 81.64% | In the plot of cosmic hunting, one of the astral objects is identified with an arrow or bullet, and it is emphasised that it struck an animal or three animals, which are identified with Orion's Belt. {In the Khoisan variants, it is emphasised that the arrow did not reach its target}. |
| B42H | 81.28% | Orion's Belt – game, another star or group of stars within or outside Orion – hunter. |
| G2 | 80.83% | A character embodying fertility and life, who first disappears and then (periodically) returns. |
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This motif has been recorded in 33 traditions: Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Arabs of Iraq, Iraqi, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Karachays, Balkar, Ossetians, Ingush, Nogai, Mingrelians (Megrelians), Laz, Georgians, Armenians, Bashkirs, Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks), Southern Selkups, Tungus (Evenki): Baikal region, Evenks, Tanana, Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island), Alcea, Wappo, Yana, Yokuts, Papago, Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi, Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam, Chorti, Letuama, Tanimuca, Ufaina, Yahuna, Andoque, Witoto, Ocaina, Yagua, Mustang, Chechens, Chulym Turks, Salars