Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a21	Luminaries are objects fixed in the sky	The sun and/or the moon are inanimate objects thrown up to the sky or fixed in the sky
a32	Figure on lunar disc	A figure or an imprint of some being or object are seen in the Moon. (For statistical analysis motifs A32A – A32J are also included into A32)
a32d	Man in the Moon	Human being or imprint of human being is seen in the moon
b77	Primeval sky close to earth	Originally the sky was close to the earth, then it has risen up
b77a	Giant pushed the sky up	One or several (animal)-persons push sky up to its present height
c19	Acquisition of the sun	The Sun (the day light) that was absent, stolen or hidden appears (again)
k54	Two giants	A man meets a dangerous giant (or serpent) who proves to be friendly to him. When another giant fights with the first one, the man helps his friend
k54a	Cut tendons	A man and a friendly giant live together. The friendly giant fights with another one and asks the man for help. This help proves to be crucial because the man badly injures a foot of another giant
k8a	Jonah: swallowed by monster	Person gets into the belly of water being or into the belly of giant creature which appearance and living place remain vague. He kills the monster from the inside and/or returns to earth by himself (i.e. not extracted by other people)
m123	Raven marries goose	A bird of prey or a carrion-eater (raven, owl, hawk; coyote) marries or tries to marry goose-person or other water bird. This marriage is not realized or is a short one
m123a	Three-toed foot	Raven marries or tries to marry a girl pretending to be handsome chief. They notice that somebody is eating carrion. Usually when everybody have to take off there footgear, raven's three-toes feet are exposed. He is driven away or runs away being ashamed
m123c	Unlucky flight with migratory birds	A bird-person who usually does not fly away in the autumn makes attempt to fly with migratory birds but is unable to reach destination
m46	The false baby	Planning to get or to return valuables, person turns into baby or in a small objects that has power to impregnate a woman. The picked up or the born baby steals the valuables and acquires his real guise (including cases according to which the girl herself is the desired valuable)
m46b	A stratagem: baby born by woman	Person turns into tiny object or creature. Touching or swallowing it, the woman conceives and gives birth to a baby-boy. The boy steals valuables or make love to the woman
m46c	Swallowed conifer-needle	Person turns into conifer-needle, a tiny particle, a small insect. Swallowing it by chance, the woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy
m46d	Child cries for a toy	A small child cries and becomes satisfied only when he gets a particular object to play with. This object is of high value and is hidden in the house. As soon as the object is given to him, the child or a person related to him carry it away
m46e	The Sun as a toy	They (promise to) give a child the Sun (and or the Moon) to play with

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Tanacross
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Shaanxi Chinese
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Early Chinese written sources
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Denaina
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tlingit
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tahltan
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Aleuts

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 10 Tradition: Tanacross
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 9 Tradition: Tlingit
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 9 Tradition: Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 9 Tradition: Tanana
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 9 Tradition: North Alaskan Inupiat
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 8 Tradition: Athna
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Tahltan
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Central Yupik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Haida