Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
b3a	Primeval waters	Water is the original element, the dry earth appears later
b3b	Earth grows big	Original earth was small and later increased in size or the fertile soil grew from a small amount of original substance
b5c	Primeval mother and daughter	There are two women in the beginning of time, an old and a young one. One or both conceive in a supernatural way. A son or twins are born, they establish natural order and social rules
i11	Cosmic turtle or toad	A turtle, toad, or frog supports the earth (sky) or is its embodiment
j18	Woman falls from the sky	A woman who is pregnant or has a small child falls from the sky. She or a daughter born by her dies but her (grand)son is grown up

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Upland Yuma: Walapai, Havasupai, Yavapai
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Byelarusians
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Tacana
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Karachays, Balkar
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Mongols of Inner Mongolia
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 3 Tradition: Wintu, Patwin, Nomlaki

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Cheyenne
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Arapaho
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Teton (incl Oglala)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Santee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Tuscarora
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Mansi
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Chukchi
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Lenape (Delaware)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Huron (incl Wyandot)