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J50B - The father remains half-dead.
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Summary of Motif
The father (alone or with his brother) is only partially resurrected and is unable to live among people (he cannot be a warrior). The hero leaves him (in another world) or allows him to die completely.Berezkin category: Avenger heroes: The amerinday cycle
This is of motif type Adventures and tricks and is part group 10, Adventures
J50 has 2 other sub-motifsJ50. The father or mother of twin heroes dies or is killed. An attempt to revive the deceased fails. J50a. The mother dies when her sons push or embrace her. J50b. The father (alone or with his brother) is only partially resurrected and is unable to live among people (he cannot be a warrior). The hero leaves him (in another world) or allows him to die completely. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of J50's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| B1G | 97.07% | Four brothers change the world, freeing it from monsters, transforming its inhabitants and obtaining valuable resources (water, fire, cultivated plants, etc.). Usually one of the brothers is the leader, and the others help him. All four often have a common name. |
| K15C | 96.90% | The owner of stone (ice) clothing kills people. By hiding or replacing his clothing, the hero kills him. |
| H24E | 96.67% | Having brought the seeds of humanity into our world, the character drops or prematurely opens what he has brought. (Sometimes this explains the inequality of people and disorder in society). |
| D4E | 96.07% | The thief or giver of fire, light or sun is a coyote or fox (indicated in square brackets). See motif 4A. |
| A32C1 | 96.03% | The figure or imprint of a predatory mammal (fox, wolf, dog, coyote, jaguar, lion) is visible on the lunar disc. Either this animal is associated with the moon, belongs to it. See motif A34. |
| F28D | 95.78% | By masturbating with an artificial penis, a woman conceives children. |
| B28D | 95.71% | Not understanding who they are dealing with, the characters respond to the wandering Transformer that they are preparing weapons to kill so-and-so or a hiding place to escape from so-and-so. The Transformer kills them himself or turns them into animals. |
| K27C | 95.67% | Test: to remain alive when coming into contact with piercing, cutting, or crushing instruments. See motif K27. |
| M71 | 95.59% | A character (usually carried away by a river or fallen from a height) turns into a piece of wood. Someone is picking it up. The character then takes on his true form, usually in the absence of the hosts. |
| J55 | 95.56% | The hero encounters characters who, not recognising him, say that they are waiting for so-and-so (naming him) to kill him. He easily kills them or turns them into animals. |
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This motif has been recorded in 10 traditions: Tuvinians of Tuva, Tuvans, Sierra Miwok, Lake Miwok, Plains Miwok, Coastal Miwok, Navajo, Hopi, Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai), Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa, Papago, Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam