m75b3


Motif

Motif code: 
m75b3
Name_eng: 
The Trojan Horse: victory over enemies
Description: 

A life-size or larger than life-size figure of a horse or a bull is demonstrated to enemies. They do not understand that this is a stratagem and carry the figure to their territory. As a result, the invasion becomes possible and the enemies are defeated

Name_rus: 
Троянский конь: победа над врагами
Description_rus: 
Врагам показывают изображение коня или быка в натуральную величину либо большего размера. Не понимая, что это уловка, они доставляют фигуру на свою территорию и в результате побеждены
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
10 Adventures
Motif analysis result: 
1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
6

Linked traditions:
Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Early Chinese written sources
Ancient Italy: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia
Ancient Greece
Georgians
Early Russian written sources

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: c35b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: j62b1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: f101 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: i4d1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: b32a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: g25 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: l16b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: c36 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: l15g1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: j25a1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: a2c1 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: k9a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i50c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l40c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i114 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: k73b2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: n32 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286