l72


Motif

Name_eng: 
The obstacle flight
Description: 

Running away from a dangerous being, person throws small objects behind him or her which turn into mighty obstacles on the way of the pursuer

Name_rus: 
Магическое бегство
Description_rus: 
Спасаясь бегством, персонаж бросает позади себя небольшие предметы, превращающиеся в мощные препятствия на пути преследователя либо (редко) преследователь создает такие препятствия на пути беглецов
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
10 Adventures
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: 
288
Stith Thompson ID: 
D672, D673

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
1.1.1.2Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
1.2.1.1Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
1.2.2.5Malawi (incl Nyanja, Banyanja, Manganja), Tumbuka (incl Henga), Nsenga, Matengo, (Ba)Wenda
1.2.4.13Rwanda (incl Hutu, Tutsi, Kiga), Rundi, (Ma)Shi, Banyabungu; Rega
1.2.4.2Sakata
1.2.5.7Kikuyu, Chuka, Embu, Emberre, Mwimbe
1.2.5.9Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
1.2.6.4Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
1.3.2.4Other West Chadic: Ngas, Bolanchi, Tangale
1.3.3.2Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
1.3.3.4Fon
1.3.4.2Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
1.3.4.4Lobi
1.3.5.1Fula (=Fulbe, Fulani, Pular)
1.3.5.10Mende, Loma, Gbunde (Gbandi, Bandi)
1.3.5.11Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
1.3.5.13Soninke
1.3.5.15Bobo (Bobo-Fin)
1.3.5.16Dan (=Gio), Guro (=Kweni, incl Gagu, Neio), Toura, Mano, Ngere, Beng, Guro
1.3.5.3Tenda (incl Bedik, Basari), Biafada, Nalu, Pajadinka, Badyara (Badiaranke)
1.4.1.2Arabs of Sudan
1.4.1.3Kordofan
10.2.2.1Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.3.1Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.2Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.2.4.1Koreans; Goguryeo
10.3.2.1Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
10.3.2.2Northern Ryukyu Islands (with southern Kyusyu in case of absence across the rest of Japan
11.1.1.1Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
11.1.1.2Tundra (Lower Kolyma) Yukaghir (Waduls)
11.1.2.1Chukchi
11.1.3.1Reindeer Koryak
11.1.3.4Kamchadal
11.2.1.1Asiatic Eskimo (Sirenek, Naukan, Chaplino)
11.2.1.2St. Lawrence Island Yupik
11.2.2.1Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island)
11.2.2.2North Alaskan Inupiat
12.1.1.6Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.1.1.8Athna
12.1.1.9Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
12.1.2.10Dogrib, Slavey
12.1.2.2Tagish
12.1.2.3Inland Tlingit
12.1.2.4Tahltan
12.1.2.5Tsetsaut
12.2.1.2Tlingit
12.2.1.3Haida
12.2.1.4Tsimshian
12.2.2.1Heiltsuk (Bellabella), Oowekeeno
12.2.2.2Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
12.2.2.3Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
12.2.2.4Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah
12.3.1.1Carrier
12.3.2.1Shuswap
12.3.5.1Quinault
12.3.5.2Quileute, Chemakum (Hoh)
12.3.7.3Coos
12.3.7.4Alcea; Siuslaw
12.3.7.8Klamath, Modoc
12.4.2.1Menominee
12.4.2.10Miami, Illini
12.4.2.3Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree, Northern Saulteaux)
12.4.2.4Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.4.2.5Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.2.5Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.2.8Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
12.4.3.2Montagnais
12.4.3.4Eastern Swamy Cree
12.4.3.5Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree)
12.4.3.7Western Woods Cree
12.4.4.1Plains Cree
12.4.4.2Plains Ojibwa
12.5.1.2Malecite, Passamaquoddy
12.5.1.3Wawenock, Abenaki, Penobscot
12.5.1.5Mohegan (incl Pequot)
12.5.2.2Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.7.1.5Eastern Shoshone
12.7.1.9Ute
12.8.1.2Zuni
12.8.2.2Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.8.3.5Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)
12.8.3.6Lipan
12.8.5.1Pima
13.1.1.1Blackfoot
13.1.1.2Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina)
13.1.2.1Assiniboine
13.1.3.3Mandan
13.1.3.4Arikara
13.1.4.1Teton (incl Oglala)
13.1.5.2Cheyenne
13.2.1.1Pawnee
13.2.1.2Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography
13.2.2.2Kiowa
13.3.1.2Yuchi
13.3.3.1Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
13.3.3.2Alabama, Koasati
14.1.3.2Gulf Nahuatl
14.1.4.1Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.3Zapotec, Chatino
14.3.3.1Guajiro
14.4.2.1Northern Peru: Costa (Spanish speaking communities from Ecuadorian border till Ancash and Huanuco departments included; Moche pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.2Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.4Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.1Ayacucho department (Kechua-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.2Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
15.1.3.1Yanomamo (Yanoama): Yanomam, Yanomami
15.2.2.1Warao
15.2.3.6Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.4.4.2Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
15.5.3.1Tacana
15.6.1.1Mundurucu, Curuaia
15.7.1.1Caraja
16.1.2.2Chamacoco (Ishir)
16.2.1.3Northern and Southern Tehuelche
3.1.2.1Arabs of Egypt
3.1.2.2Arabs of Libya
3.1.3.4Western Sahara and Mauritania Arabs; Berbers of Mauritania (Zénaga)
3.3.1.1Spain
3.3.1.2Portuguese
3.3.1.5Basques
3.3.1.6Galicians
3.3.2.1Italians: Northwest Côte d’Azur {Mentona, GorbioЛ}, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Emilia–Romagna)
3.3.2.10Sardinia
3.3.2.2Sicily
3.3.2.3Corsica
3.3.2.4Romansh (Rhaeto-Romance)
3.3.2.5Maltese
3.3.2.6Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, San-Marino, Lazio)
3.3.2.7Italians: Southern (Abruzzo, Campania, Molise, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria)
3.3.2.8Italians: Northeast (Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, Venezia Giulia, Southern Tirol, Friuli)
3.3.3.1Bretagne
3.3.3.2French (northern France)
3.3.3.4Upper Brittany
3.3.3.5Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
3.3.4.1Ireland
3.3.4.3Scotland
3.3.4.4England
3.3.5.4Germans: Southeast: Bawaria (incl. Ober Pfaltz), Franken, Bohemia (Sudeten), Austria
3.3.5.5Germans: Northeast (Brandenburg, Meklenburg, Rügen, Pommern, Silesia, Posen)
3.3.5.6Germans – Southwest: Alsace (Elsass), Baden-Württemberg, Swabia, Switzerland
3.3.5.7Eastern Prussia
3.5.1.1Greeks (modern)
3.5.1.2Bulgarians
3.5.1.3Macedonians
3.5.2.1Albanians
3.5.2.2Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.2.3Bosnia Muslims
3.5.2.4Croatians
3.5.3.1Hungarians
3.5.3.2Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
3.5.3.3Transylvanian Saksons
3.5.4.1Gagauz
4.1.1.1Poles
4.1.1.2Kashubians, Poles of Polish Pomorie
4.1.1.3Sorbians (Luzhitsa Serbs)
4.1.1.4Czech
4.1.1.5Slovakians
4.1.2.1Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.2Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.2.4Rusyns, Hutsuls
4.1.2.5Byelarusians
4.1.3.1Russians: Central part of Russian ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500: Tver, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Kostroma, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, eastern part of Smolensk provinces (most of Smolensk province is Belorussian ethnic territory)
4.1.3.2Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.4Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.1.3.5Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.1.3.6Russians: Southern part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Belgorod, Voronezh, Tambov, Penza, Lipetsk, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Samara, Simbirsk and Saratov provinces)
4.1.3.7Russian Pomors ("seasiders"): Lower Pechora
4.1.3.8Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)
4.2.1.1Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.2.1.2Norwegians
4.2.1.3Danes
4.2.1.3Danes
4.2.1.4Swedes
4.2.1.5Icelanders
4.2.2.1Western Sami
4.2.2.2Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.2.4Ingrians
4.2.3.1Finns
4.2.3.2Karelians
4.2.3.3Vepsians
4.2.4.2Estonians
4.2.4.3Setu
4.2.4.5Lutsi (Ludza)
4.2.5.1Latvians
4.2.5.2Lithuanians
4.3.1.1Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
4.3.1.2Udmurt
4.3.2.1Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.2Mordvins
4.3.3.1Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
4.3.3.2Bashkirs
5.1.3.1Abkhaz
5.1.3.2Abaza (Abazins)
5.1.3.3Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.1.4.1Karachays, Balkar
5.1.4.2Ossetians
5.1.5.2Nogai
5.1.5.3Kumyk, Terekemen
5.1.6.1Ingush
5.1.7.3Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
5.1.7.4Laks
5.1.7.5Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
5.1.7.6Rutul, Tsakhur
5.2.1.1Georgians
5.2.1.2Mingrelians (Megrelians), Laz
5.2.2.1Armenians
5.2.2.3Anatolia Turks
5.2.2.5Kurds
5.3.2.2Arabs of Levant (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan); Bedouins of Sinai
5.3.3.1Yemen
5.3.3.2Mehri; Harsusi, Jibbali (Shahri, Shauri), Hobyot
5.4.2.1Persians
5.4.2.10Turkmen
5.4.2.11Luri, Bakhtiari
5.4.2.3Tajik
5.4.2.5Baluch
5.4.2.7Bukhara Arabs
5.4.2.8Uzbek
5.4.4.1Kafir, or Nuristani: Prasun; Kati (incl. Paruni), Ashkun (Ashunu), Waigali
5.4.4.2Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai)
5.5.1.1Kazakh
5.5.1.2Kara Kalpak
5.5.1.3Kirghiz
5.5.2.1Uyghur
5.5.2.5Salars
5.6.1.1Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
5.6.2.12Marathi (incl. Bhamta; incl. Mumbai area)
5.6.2.17Sinhalese; Vedda
5.6.2.18Oriya (incl. Dom/Domba/Dombo, Ghasi, Bhat and other Oriya-speaking castes of Odisha)
5.6.2.22Dogri
5.6.2.8Kashmiri
6.1.2.3Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
6.1.2.5Maria, Muria, and other South-Central Dravidians: Binjhwar, Baсор, Bhattra, Bom, Jhoria (=Jhodia), Gadaba (in Koraput, neighbors of Munda-speaking Gadaba), Duruwa (Parji), Mehtar; Pardhan
6.2.1.2NE Tibetans (Amdo)
6.2.2.2Kirati (Kiranti): Rai (incl Thulung), Limbu, Newar
6.2.2.3Mustang
6.2.2.8Bhutan
6.2.3.1Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
6.2.3.6Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.2.4.1Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.1.1Burmese, Intha
6.3.1.2Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
6.3.1.3Shan
6.3.1.4Thai of Thailand
6.3.1.5Lao
6.3.2.1Khmer
6.3.2.10Viet, Muong
6.3.2.5Mon
6.4.4.1Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.5.1Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
6.4.7.1Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.7.2Southern Luzon: Pampango, Pangacian, Sambal, Tagal, Tayabas; Calamian
6.4.8.4Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
7.1.5.1Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio
7.2.1.3Tuvalu (Ellice)
7.2.5.3Ifaluk, Woleai, Lamutrek, Faraulip Satawal, Elato, Western Fayu
7.2.5.7Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
9.1.1.3Northern Altai: Chelkan, Kumanda, Tubalar
9.1.3.1Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.4.1Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.5.1Darkhad
9.1.5.2Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
9.1.5.3Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.6Monguor (Tu), Shirongol
9.1.5.7Mongols of Inner Mongolia
9.10.1.1Nanai
9.10.1.2Olcha (Ulch)
9.10.1.3Udeghe
9.10.1.4Oroch
9.10.2.1Nivkh
9.2.1.1Mansi
9.2.1.2Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.1.3Northern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.2.1Kets
9.2.2.3Southern Selkups
9.2.2.4Northern Selkups
9.2.3.1Tundra Nenets
9.2.3.3Enets
9.2.3.4Nganasans
9.3.1.1Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.1.2Dolgans
9.3.1.4Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
9.3.1.5Northeastern Yakuts (Sakha): Yana, Indigirka and Kolyma Basins
9.3.2.1Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.3Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.4.2Evens (Lamuts) of Kamchatka

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k73a9 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 7 Weight: 1000
Motif: l72j Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 9 Weight: 1000
Motif: l72e1 Shared traditions: 12 All traditions: 12 Weight: 1000
Motif: n17 Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 8 Weight: 1000
Motif: n37 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: l15e2 Shared traditions: 8 All traditions: 8 Weight: 1000
Motif: k33c5 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: k123b Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: n8 Shared traditions: 16 All traditions: 16 Weight: 1000
Motif: k38f3 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: k56ab Shared traditions: 11 All traditions: 11 Weight: 1000
Motif: k67g Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 5 Weight: 1000
Motif: k37b Shared traditions: 12 All traditions: 12 Weight: 1000
Motif: k27f3 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 4 Weight: 1000
Motif: k184 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: l15e1 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 7 Weight: 1000
Motif: l122a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 6 Weight: 1000
Motif: k73b2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif: k56a5a Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 9 Weight: 1000
Motif: k33c8 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000