l17a | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

Eyes on the back of the head

Description:

Person or creature has another pair of eyes (or one eye) on the back of his head or (rare) on his back

Name_rus:

Глаза на затылке

Description_rus:

Персонаж или существо имеет глаз или вторую пару глаз на затылке или на спине

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America

4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
5.4.2.5	Baluch
1.4.2.3	Bari (incl Fajulu, Kuku), Kakwa
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
14.1.5.4	Chorti
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
6.2.3.1	Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
12.1.1.6	Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
3.3.4.1	Ireland
15.4.3.1	Juruna
5.4.4.1	Kafir, or Nuristani: Prasun; Kati (incl. Paruni), Ashkun (Ashunu), Waigali
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
1.2.5.4	Kerewe, Sukuma, Kwaya, Kumbi, Busiba, Gusii, Suba
12.3.7.8	Klamath, Modoc
12.6.3.4	Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
16.1.3.4	Mataco
7.1.6.1	Melanesians and Papuans of Central Solomons: Vella la Vella (Bilua language), Shortland islands (Mono language), San Cristobal, Saint Georgia, Eddystone, Vangunu
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
12.2.2.4	Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
5.3.1.6	Phoenicia
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica
3.5.2.5	Slovenians
12.1.2.4	Tahltan
7.1.3.1	Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
12.8.3.5	Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)