b2a

Motif

Name_eng:

The female earth

Description:

The earth is a female person (alone or together with a male person); she is female being or associated with a woman

Name_rus:

Земля-женщина

Description_rus:

Земля – женский персонаж (одна или наряду с мужским персонажем) – считается существом женского пола либо ассоциируется с женщиной

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature

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:

297

Stith Thompson ID:

A401

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
14.4.3.3	Aimara
1.3.3.2	Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
5.3.1.4	Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia
3.5.2.1	Albanians
6.4.8.8	Alor, Solor, Wetar, Atauru
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
3.4.1.2	Ancient Italy: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia
3.3.1.4	Aragon
6.3.1.7	Arakan, Chakma, Khyang
13.1.3.4	Arikara
5.2.2.1	Armenians
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
4.3.3.2	Bashkirs
3.3.1.5	Basques
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
1.2.2.2	Bemba (Wemba, Babemba; incl Ambo, Lala, Lamba, Bisa), Holoholo, Kaonde
5.6.2.5	Bhils (incl Barela-Bhilala), Pardhi, Kokna, Parwa
6.1.1.4	Bhuiya (now Aryans, originally Munda; Rahman 1955: 203), Baiga, Bhaina, Bhumia (subgroup of Baiga, incl Bharia, formerly Munda, now speak Indo-Aryan languages of neighboring groups)
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
1.3.2.2	Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
3.5.2.3	Bosnia Muslims
14.2.2.1	Bribri, Cabecar, Térraba; Chiriqui (AD 800-1500) iconography
6.4.6.4	Bugi, Macassar
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
9.1.4.2	Buryats: Eastern (Trans-Baikal, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia)
9.1.4.1	Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
13.2.1.3	Caddo
12.6.6.3	Cahuilla, Cupeño
3.3.1.3	Catalan
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
6.4.8.11	Ceram: Alune and Wemale (West Ceram), Patasiwa (Ceram), Honitetu (West Ceram Highlands); Nusawele, Hatuolu, Huaolu, Patasiwa; Ambon; Buru
1.2.5.8	Chagga (Jagga; incl Wasu), Pare, Digo
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
12.7.1.11	Chemehuevi
13.1.5.2	Cheyenne
14.3.4.1	Chimila (Ette)
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
12.8.3.3	Chiricahua
12.6.5.7	Chumash
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
12.3.3.2	Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
1.2.5.13	Comoros Islands
1.2.4.1	Congo (Koongo, Bacongo; incl Vili, Fioti, (Ma)Yombe, MuKunyi), Ndombo, Luango (Loango), Zombo (Sambo), Laadi (Laari), (Ba)Fioti, Woyo (Kiwoyo)
14.1.1.5	Cora
13.3.3.1	Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
1.3.1.3	Cross-River: Efik, Ibibio, Anaang (Anang), Ikom, Abua
13.1.3.1	Crow
4.1.1.4	Czech
5.1.7.3	Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
5.6.2.3	Dhanwar
12.8.4.2	Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai)
1.4.2.1	Dinka, Atuot, Nuer
1.3.4.5	Dogon
6.4.4.3	Dusun, Murut, Kelabit, Tombonuwo, Bajau, Tidong
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
4.1.4.1	Early Russian written sources
4.1.4.1	Early Russian written sources
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
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
1.2.6.4	Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
9.2.3.3	Enets
4.2.4.2	Estonians
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)
4.2.3.1	Finns
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
6.4.8.3	Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
11.1.1.1	Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
9.2.3.2	Forest Nenets
3.3.3.2	French (northern France)
3.3.1.6	Galicians
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
3.2.2.2	Geez, Tigrai, Tigre
5.2.1.1	Georgians
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
1.2.5.9	Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
14.3.3.1	Guajiro
15.1.1.4	Guayabero
14.2.2.3	Guaymi, Bocota, Dorasque; XVI century data on Western Panama
5.6.2.11	Gujarati
5.6.2.11	Gujarati
6.1.1.11	Gutob (Gadaba)
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
5.2.3.1	Hittite, Hurrit
12.8.1.1	Hopi
14.1.2.6	Huastec (Teenek)
14.1.1.4	Huichol
12.6.1.5	Hupa, Chilula
1.3.1.4	Igbo (Ibo); Isoko, Urhobo
1.3.1.6	Ijaw (incl. Kalabari)
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
5.6.1.1	Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
13.1.4.8	Iowa
5.4.1.1	Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
3.3.4.1	Ireland
3.3.2.6	Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, San-Marino, Lazio)
3.3.2.1	Italians: Northern (Mentona, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Southern Tirol, Emilia–Romagna, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino–Alto Adige)
3.3.2.7	Italians: Southern (Abruzzo, Campania, Molise, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria)
14.2.1.2	Jicaque
12.8.3.2	Jicarilla
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
4.2.3.2	Karelians
6.3.1.2	Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
5.6.2.8	Kashmiri
4.1.1.2	Kashubians, Poles of Polish Pomorie
15.2.4.5	Kaxuyana (Warikyana, Arikena)
14.4.3.2	Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
6.4.8.12	Kei Islands, Tanimbar Islands, Aru Islands, Watubele Islands, Babar Island
1.2.4.6	Kete, Luba-Kasai, Bena (Bene) Lulua; (Bena-)Kanioka
9.2.2.1	Kets
6.1.1.5	Kharia
6.3.2.1	Khmer
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
6.1.2.2	Kond (Khond, Kondh; language is Kui, incl Kuttia, Konda-Dora), Koya; Pengo
10.2.4.1	Koreans; Goguryeo
1.3.3.3	Krache (Kraci); Ga; Adele
1.3.5.7	Kru: Kru proper, Sapo (Sapã), Grebo, Kran (Krahn, Guere-Krahn; incl. Putu, Tchien), Bete, Neyo, Wobe, Devoin (Dey), Belle (Kuwaa), Bassa, Sikon
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
3.2.1.1	Kunama
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
4.2.5.1	Latvians
12.5.1.4	Lenape (Delaware)
14.2.1.1	Lenca
15.3.4.5	Letuama, Tanimuca, Ufaina, Yahuna
5.1.7.5	Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
14.4.2.3	Lima dep: Costa and adjacent Sierra (Spanish, Kechua, and Jacaru-speaking communities, mostly in Pachacamac, Cajatambo, Canta, Huarochirí; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.2.4.4	Livonians
1.2.3.4	Luchasi (Ngangela), Chokwe (Konwe); Mbukushu
3.5.1.3	Macedonians
15.5.1.3	Machiguenga
12.6.3.4	Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
1.3.5.11	Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
9.2.1.1	Mansi
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
5.6.2.12	Marathi (incl. Bhamta; incl. Mumbai area)
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
6.1.2.5	Maria, Muria, and other South-Central Dravidians: Binjhwar, Baсор, Bhattra, Bom, Jhoria (=Jhodia), Gadaba (in Koraput, neighbors of Munda-speaking Gadaba), Duruwa (Parji), Mehtar; Pardhan
7.2.3.6	Marquesas
1.4.3.5	Masai
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
14.1.1.3	Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa
7.1.5.2	Melanesians of southeastern New Guinea: Mekeo, Motu, Sinagoro, Koita (Koitapu), Mukawa (Are), Wagawaga, Taupota, Awaiama, Gelaria, Goodenough Bay, Bartle Bay, Wedau (Wamira village)
12.4.2.1	Menominee
12.8.3.4	Mescalero
14.1.4.9	Mestizos of Soconuzco; Cotzumapguapa iconography
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
14.1.4.2	Mixtec, Trique, Cuicatec; Amuzgo
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.7	Mongols of Inner Mongolia
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
15.3.2.2	Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
12.8.3.1	Navajo
9.2.3.4	Nganasans
7.2.1.7	Niue
5.1.5.2	Nogai
7.2.3.2	Northern Cook Islands: Rakahanga, Manihiki, Tongareva
1.3.4.2	Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
9.2.1.3	Northern Khanty (Ostyaks)
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
12.4.2.3	Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree, Northern Saulteaux)
14.4.2.2	Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
12.7.1.6	Northern Shoshone
14.1.4.4	Oaxaca Mixe
3.3.3.5	Occitanie (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
9.1.5.2	Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
12.3.3.1	Okanagon, Sanpoil
13.1.4.6	Omaha, Ponca
3.2.2.5	Omotic: Ari (incl Baka, Male, Schangama, Ubamer), Kafa, Dime, Banna, Basketo, Nao
7.2.1.2	Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria
3.2.2.4	Oromo (Galla), Konso, Sidamo, Darasa, Bussa (Bassa), Kambata, Guji
13.1.4.4	Osage
5.1.4.2	Ossetians
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
7.2.4.2	Palau (Western Carolines)
6.4.4.5	Palawan (incl Agutaynen)
14.1.2.5	Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
12.8.5.2	Papago
7.1.2.1	Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
14.4.2.4	Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
5.4.2.6	Pashto
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
5.3.1.6	Phoenicia
12.8.5.1	Pima
12.4.4.1	Plains Cree
12.4.4.2	Plains Ojibwa
4.1.1.1	Poles
14.1.2.4	Popoloca; Tlapanec
3.3.1.2	Portuguese
12.4.2.9	Potawatomi
13.1.4.5	Quapaw
14.1.7.2	Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
7.2.1.6	Rotuma
4.1.3.5	Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.1.3.2	Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.1	Russians: 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)
4.1.3.4	Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.1.3.6	Russians: 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)
4.1.3.3	Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
3.2.1.2	Saho, Afar
1.2.4.2	Sakata
7.2.1.4	Samoa
13.1.4.3	Santee
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica
5.3.2.4	Saudi Arabia
12.4.2.8	Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
7.1.3.2	Sepik-Ramu stock: Abelam, Yatmul, Aibom, Ayom (incl Tembregak, Asai-river pygmies), Tangu, Porapora (Ambakich), Rao and other groups of Middle Ramu and Upper Keram River tribes; Kwanga, Watam, Kaian, Gamei, Awar; Kire (Lower Ramu)
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
12.8.6.1	Seri
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
3.3.2.2	Sicily
4.1.1.5	Slovakians
3.5.2.5	Slovenians
7.2.3.1	Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
4.1.1.3	Sorbians (Luzhitsa Serbs)
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
12.7.1.10	Southern Paiute
9.2.2.3	Southern Selkups
3.3.1.1	Spain
5.3.1.3	Sumer
6.2.3.2	SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
1.2.5.12	Swahili, Midjikenda (incl Giryama), Nyika, Duruma; Ngindo, Kiluguru and other Islamic groups of the Eastern Coast of Africa
9.3.2.2	Sym Tungus/Evenki
15.5.3.1	Tacana
12.1.2.4	Tahltan
5.2.2.4	Talysh
5.6.3.1	Telugu (incl. Yanadi, Chenchu)
14.1.3.1	Tepehua, Totonac
5.1.8.1	Terek Cossacks
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
1.3.1.2	Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
14.1.7.3	Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
7.1.1.1	Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
7.2.3.4	Tuamotu, incl Pukapuka (different from Pukapuka in Cook Islands), Vahitahi, Anaa, Hao, Fangatau
3.1.3.8	Tuareg
11.1.1.2	Tundra (Lower Kolyma) Yukaghir (Waduls)
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
9.3.3.1	Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
15.5.5.2	Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro)
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
12.3.4.5	Twana (Skokomish)
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
4.3.1.2	Udmurt
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
3.3.3.4	Upper Brittany
12.7.1.9	Ute
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.1	Votians
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
3.3.3.3	Wallons, Picardie
15.3.4.4	Wanana, Tucano proper, Pira-Tapuya, Arapaso
5.6.2.6	Warli
11.2.3.9	West Greenland
12.8.3.5	Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)
12.8.1.3	Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
14.1.1.7	Western Mexico Nahuatl
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
4.2.2.1	Western Sami
9.3.1.3	Western Yakuts (Sakha): Olekma and Vilyuy Basins
13.2.1.2	Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography
12.4.1.1	Winnebago
14.1.7.6	Xinka
13.1.4.2	Yankton/Yanktonai
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura
5.4.3.3	Yazgulami
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
12.8.4.4	Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
12.8.1.2	Zuni