Hani, Akha



Tradition title rus: 
Хани, акха
Areal ID: 
10.2.3.7
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
15.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
13.00
Motifs: 

Motif

a2a


Name_eng: 
The sun is a source of distructive heat
Description: 

The world was or will be (almost) burned when several suns had (will) appear(ed) simultaneously; or the only sun was too hot (or bright)




Motif

a2b


Name_eng: 
Extra suns and moons annihilated
Description: 

Other suns or moons besides present ones had been in the sky and were later annihilated




Motif

a2b1


Name_eng: 
The last sun
Description: 

Two or more suns shine in the sky. When the extra suns had been annihilated, there was a risk of the last one being destroyed too




Motif

a37


Name_eng: 
The Sun is attacked with weapons
Description: 

Person intentionally and with special equipment (usually shooting arrows) attacks the Sun (or several suns if they were many)




Motif

c19


Name_eng: 
Acquisition of the sun
Description: 

The Sun (the day light) that was absent, stolen or hidden appears (again)




Motif

b116


Name_eng: 
The first book eaten up
Description: 

An animal or a person eats up the first book (writing, important document). (In some of European traditions the eating up of the book is not directly described but follows from the context)




Motif

a4


Name_eng: 
Female sun
Description: 

The Sun is female, the Moon is male or (more rare) also female




Motif

a4a


Name_eng: 
The Sun dazzles eyes
Description: 

Modest Sun-woman dazzles (usually pricks with needles, i.e. the sun rays) eyes of those who look at her




Motif

a4b


Name_eng: 
The Sun is afraid of the night
Description: 

Being afraid of the night, the Sun decided to travel across the sky only at the day time




Motif

a6


Name_eng: 
The Sun and the Moon are females
Description: 

Both the Sun and the Moon are considered to be females (incl. cases when the gender is not directly specified but both emerge from parts of the body of a female person)




Motif

a20


Name_eng: 
Childhood and youth of the Sun and Moon
Description: 

The Sun and the Moon (rare: the Sun and a star, the Moon and a star) are two siblings who live on earth and then ascend to the sky being still young persons




Motif

j18a


Name_eng: 
Mother is eaten up, children escape
Description: 

An ogress devours a woman, gets into her house. Her daughters (daughter and son, one daughter) run away, climb a tree or a rope that hangs from the sky. Ogress pursues them and perishes




Motif

l70


Name_eng: 
Fruit falls and kills
Description: 

Person or animal is killed or injured with a heavy object dropped from a tree (or rock, etc.). The person or the animal knows that the objects will fall but has falls ideas about its character and weight




Motif

c18a


Name_eng: 
The cock lures out the Sun from its hiding place
Description: 

The cock lures out the Sun from its hiding place or people beliefe that the Sun will not rise if the cock would not cry




Motif

a2


Name_eng: 
Several suns
Description: 

In a certain time in the past three or more suns were on the sky simultaneously





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