Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a46	The Sun and Moon emerge from the eyes of a being	The Sun and Moon (Rig-Veda: the Sun only) appear from eyes of an anthropomorphic being
a46a	The Sun and Moon are eyes of a deity	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)
b43	Purusha	Parts of the body of the primeval person or creature are transformed into different elements of the landscape and parts of the universe
b75c	Sounds of the time of creation: a sound of the surf	The sound of the surf or of the river rapids is heard from the time of creation
e5a	Mankind ascends from the underworld	The first people (or only the first men or the first women) are not created but come to earth from the underworld (from a cave) or from a small enclosure under the earth or on its surface (tree trunk, rock, gourd, etc.). Many people of both sexes and of different ages or people and different species of animals come out together
f80a	Genitals apart from the body	Genitals exist by themselves as separate beings, they can be stuck to the human body, remove, etc.
g20	Woman turns into plants	Food crops emerge from remains of a woman or girl
g23	Alive being turns into many objects	Person or creature is transformed. Separate parts of its (his, her) body give origin to different objects or creatures (only etiological narratives are considered)
h28	Plagues from the body of a person or creature	Killed and destroyed (often burned) person or creature (usually ogre, fierce animal, powerful shaman) turns into a multitude of biting insects or into other small molesting creatures
i130	The sky net	One of costellations is a hunting or fishing net, trap, snare
i37f	Fungi are ears	Fungi or mushrooms are named “ears”
k29b	Posthole murder	Hero is asked to climb into a hole or pit. When he does it, they fill it with soil or throw down a post, a stone, etc. The hero demonstrates his magic capacities coming back uninjured
l19b	Beings with odd number of heads	Being (any besides birds) with more than ten heads or with odd (but more than one) number of heads are described in tales or represented in art. If beings with ever more number of heads are named, the row ends with a being that has odd (or more than ten) number of heads

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
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: 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
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Bali, Lombok
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Kalmyk
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Japan AD 700-1700
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Truk, Eastern Fayu, Losap, Pulap, Puluwat, Mortlock (incl. Satawan)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Ifaluk, Woleai, Lamutrek, Faraulip Satawal, Elato, Western Fayu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Ulithi, Ngulu
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Alor, Solor, Wetar, Atauru
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Chamorro (Guam and other Marianas)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Mentawai
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Tuvalu (Ellice)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan