l18


Motif

Name_eng: 
Multi-headed bird
Description: 

A bird with two or more heads on top of one body is described in tales or represented in art

Name_rus: 
Многоглавая птица
Description_rus: 
Птица с двумя или большим числом голов в описаниях или на изображениях
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
Motif analysis result: 
2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)
3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America
4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
75
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
1.3.5.9Kpelle (incl Kono)
10.1.1.3Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
10.2.1.1Early Chinese written sources
10.2.2.1Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.3.1Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.4Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
11.1.1.2Tundra (Lower Kolyma) Yukaghir (Waduls)
12.3.7.1Lower Chinook (Chinook proper)
12.3.7.9Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
12.8.1.3Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
13.3.1.1Shawnee
14.1.1.4Huichol
14.1.2.2Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.5Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
14.1.3.1Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.4.1Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.2Mixtec, Trique, Cuicatec; Amuzgo
14.1.4.8Zoque; Izapa iconography (I millennium BC)
14.1.7.1Tzutujil
14.1.7.2Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
14.2.2.1Bribri, Cabecar, Térraba; Chiriqui (AD 800-1500) iconography
14.2.2.3Guaymi, Bocota, Dorasque; XVI century data on Western Panama
14.2.3.1Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
14.3.1.1Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.3.2.1Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.3.4.2Yupa (Yukpa)
14.3.4.5Muisca, Muzo
14.4.2.2Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.3Lima dep: Costa and adjacent Sierra (Spanish, Kechua, and Jacaru-speaking communities, mostly in Pachacamac, Cajatambo, Canta, Huarochirí; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.5Ica department, Costa (Spanish-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Topara, Paracas and Nazca pre-Columbian iconography)
14.4.3.2Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
14.4.3.3Aimara
15.1.2.1Makiritare (Yecuana)
15.2.2.1Warao
15.2.3.1Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan)
15.2.3.3Locono
15.2.3.9Wapishana (incl Ataroi); Mapidian; Taruma
15.2.4.3Waiwai
15.2.4.7Wayapi, Emerillon
15.4.1.1Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
15.4.4.2Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
15.6.2.1Kamayura
15.6.2.3Kuikuro, Kalapalo
15.6.2.4Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
15.6.2.5Trumai
16.1.1.2Terena (Tereno)
16.2.1.1Mapuche
3.4.1.1Ancient Greece
3.5.1.2Bulgarians
4.2.3.1Finns
4.3.1.1Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
5.1.6.1Ingush
5.1.7.5Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
5.2.1.1Georgians
5.4.2.10Turkmen
5.5.1.1Kazakh
5.5.1.3Kirghiz
5.6.1.1Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
5.6.2.20Maldives
6.2.1.1Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
6.3.2.10Viet, Muong
7.2.1.4Samoa
9.1.2.2Khakas
9.1.3.1Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.5.2Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
9.10.1.1Nanai
9.10.1.5Uilta (Orok)
9.2.2.4Northern Selkups
9.2.3.4Nganasans
9.3.1.1Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.1.2Dolgans
9.3.1.3Western Yakuts (Sakha): Olekma and Vilyuy Basins
9.3.2.1Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.3.1Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
9.3.4.1Evens (Lamuts)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b32a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: m140a Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 9 Weight: 778
Motif: b11b Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 7 Weight: 714
Motif: l94d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: j50a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k167b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: b47a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: m75b3 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: i55b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k27u2 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: b120 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: k46 Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: k27h Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 8 Weight: 625
Motif: m139 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: b11a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 10 Weight: 600
Motif: f43b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: g12c Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600