m175


Motif

Motif code: 
m175
Name_eng: 
A dead lion behind the hyena
Description: 

Seeing a dead lion (or other big predator) behind him, the hyena thinks that the lion is alive and runs away in panic

Name_rus: 
Туша льва за спиной гиены
Description_rus: 
Гиена видит за собой тушу более крупного хищника, не понимает, что тот мертв, в ужасе убегает
Motif type: 
Adventures and tricks
Motif group: 
11 Tricks and competitions won thanks to deception, absurd and obscene behavior
Motif analysis result: 
1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.
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: 
6
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Amhara; Zay, Harari; Silte, Gogot
Tsamai (Tsamako)
Oromo (Galla), Konso, Sidamo, Darasa, Bussa (Bassa), Kambata, Guji
Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
Kamba, Tharaka
Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: l15g1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l110a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: l15b1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: n31 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: f73a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: i87c1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: m89a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: l108b2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: k168b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: m84d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: d4b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: k65c3 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 12 Weight: 167
Motif: b33e2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: m155 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: e15a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 7 Weight: 143
Motif: m170a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 7 Weight: 143
Motif: l37b4 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 8 Weight: 125
Motif: k8c2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 8 Weight: 125
Motif: m39a3a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 8 Weight: 125