Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a14a	The conflict between the Sun and the Moon	The Sun and the Moon are or were enemies, either permanently or in particular situations
a3	Male sun and female moon	The Moon is female or bisexual, the Sun is male
a35	Spots on the lunar disc	Dark spots on the lunar disc are dirt, blood, paint, traces of beating, burning, scratching, etc. on the Moon person's body or face (Kiliwa: spots on the Sun) and do not form any particular figure
a7	The sun pursues the moon	The Sun and the Moon are two persons one of which is pursuing another in the sky or pursued him or her when they were rising to the sky from the earth
b3a	Primeval waters	Water is the original element, the dry earth appears later
b4	The fished out earth	Islands or continent are fished out of the ocean or pulled to their present place by rope
f49	The abnormal birth	Cesarean operation upon a woman at childbirth as a custom
f7	The underwater-maiden	Man takes or attempts to take a wife who is connected with the underwater world (fish, crab, snake, water animal and the like)
f86a	An eaten up pet	Person take care for a fish, crab or other small creature. Another person spies on him or her, kills the pet and eats it up or try to do it
g8	Restored tree	A deep notch in the tree (or in the sky support) is magically restored as soon as persons or creatures who cut or gnaw it stop working
g8a	Cutting tree to make a canoe	To make some object (usually a canoe), person cuts a tree, goes away, returns, finds the tree intact. Usually another person who was restoring the tree by magic fells it down himself and makes a canoe for the hero
i17	Body anomalies of inhabitants of a distant land	Beings without mouth, anus, genitals, whose women do not know how to give birth live in the underworld, in the sky, or in a far-away land
i72	Stars are people	Stars are people, ghosts, anthropomorphic beings (interpretations of unique star objects like Venus or Polaris as persons not considered)
j22c	The double woman	A demonic creature has a form of two women half merged like Siamese twins
j23	A late son kills monsters	People (elder brothers, elder siblings, elder sister) disappear (one by one). A lonely woman has a baby or finds a baby or she becomes pregnant magically and gives birth to a boy or twins. The boy grows up, exterminates the antagonists, usually revives and releases those who had disappeared
j23	A late son kills monsters	People (elder brothers, elder siblings, elder sister) disappear (one by one). A lonely woman has a baby or finds a baby or she becomes pregnant magically and gives birth to a boy or twins. The boy grows up, exterminates the antagonists, usually revives and releases those who had disappeared
j23b	Spears put all along the path	To overcome a monster, the youth (twin boys) prepares spears and puts them all along the path from the monster’s den to his place. When the monster pursues him, the youth throws his spears one after another and ultimately kills the monster
j23c	Youngest brother kills monsters	People (elder brothers, elder siblings, elder sister) disappear (one by one). A lonely woman has a baby or finds a baby or she becomes pregnant magically and gives birth to a boy. The boy grows up, exterminates the antagonists, usually revives and releases those who had disappeared
j67	Stones on eyes	At night person puts light stones (shells, fruits) on his eyes. The antagonist believes that his eyes are opened and does not dare to attack or takes off the stones and not the eyes
k25	Magic wife	A man consciously marries a woman related to the non-human world
k28	Father or uncle is rival and enemy	Maternal uncle or father (or grandfather if he replaces father who is not mentioned) of the young man is his rival or enemy and tries to kill him
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)
l103	Obstacle flight (Atalanta type)	Treasure, or the like, is thrown back to tempt pursuer to delay
l42	Hero carried to ogre’s home	An ogre or ogress catches a person and brings him to his or her home where he or she plans to cook and eat him. The hero escapes
l56	Fire in monster’s belly	A monster or a big animal dies when fire is kindled in its belly
l81	Demon’s fire	Person sets off in search of fire and finds it in the house of a demon. The demon makes harm to the person
m111	Monkey on the banana tree	An animal person who can climb trees (usually a monkey) suggests another (a turtle, a crab) to harvest bananas. He climbs the banana, throws down but peels, rotten fruits and the like. His companion revenges on him
m183	A race: one against many	Many animals of one species that all look identical together fulfill the task that would be impossible for any of them if he were alone; the competitors believe that the task was fulfilled by only one animal. Usually a slow and a fast animals agree to race. The slow one puts other animals of his species at the finish or along the distance, each one answering the fast one that he is ahead of him. The fast one accepts his loss
m187c	A crab is a participant of the race	A crab participates in the race and wins

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Central Yupik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Netsilik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Yap
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: North Alaskan Inupiat
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Northern and Southern Tehuelche

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tuvalu (Ellice)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Ponape, Ngaik, Mwoakil (Mokil), Kusaie (Kosrae)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Ulithi, Ngulu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Scotland
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Northern Vanuatu: Banks Islands (incl Mota, Mota Lava, Gaua, Santa Maria), Torres Islands
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Serbs, Monte Negro,
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Lithuanians
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Ontong Java, Nukumanu, Takuu, Nukuria
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Yap