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Motif

Name_eng:

The Sun and Moon are eyes of a deity

Description:

The Sun and Moon (Rig-Veda: the Sun only) are associated with eyes of an anthropomorphic being (the motif of their emergence, creation from his eyes is not obligatory)

Name_rus:

Солнце и луна – глаза божества

Description_rus:

Солнце и луна (Ригведа: только солнце) ассоциируются с глазами антропоморфного существа антропоморфного существа (мотив их возникновения из глаз этого существа может отсутствовать)

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

01 Sun and Moon

Motif analysis result:

2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
6.1.1.7	Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
7.2.4.1	Chamorro (Guam and other Marianas)
10.2.2.8	Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese 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
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
5.6.1.1	Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
6.1.1.6	Juang
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
9.10.3.1	Manchu
10.2.3.5	Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
4.1.2.4	Rusyns, Hutsuls
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
6.4.3.6	Simeulue, Nias
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)