Kiliwa



Tradition title rus: 
Килива
Areal ID: 
12.8.4.6
Areal: 
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
21.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
15.00
Motifs: 

Motif

a5


Name_eng: 
The Sun and the Moon are males
Description: 

The Moon is male, the Sun is also male or (much more rare) asexual




Motif

b2e


Name_eng: 
The male earth
Description: 

The earth or the world as a whole is a male person (alone or together with a female person)




Motif

b17


Name_eng: 
Night in container
Description: 

Darkness is a particular object that can be carried (usually brought from its original owner in a container)




Motif

b42


Name_eng: 
Cosmic hunt
Description: 

Certain stars or constellations are interpreted as hunters, their dogs and game that the hunters pursue




Motif

b42b


Name_eng: 
Sky hunters pursue an ungulate
Description: 

In the cosmic hunt tale the game pursued by the hunters is an ungulate (elk, deer, mountain sheep, etc.)




Motif

b61


Name_eng: 
The mole’s paw
Description: 

Mole had to support the sky or the Sun that had fallen down. Usually its paw (hand) remained crooked after this




Motif

b95


Name_eng: 
Burned bottom parts
Description: 

Human posterior looks in particular way because certain person burned it




Motif

c11


Name_eng: 
Divine father avenges his son
Description: 

Person uses his supernatural powers to destroy a large group of people who have offended or insulted his son




Motif

h24


Name_eng: 
Container opened too early
Description: 

Container with valuables or with dangerous creatures is opened (before time). Its content goes out of control or disappear




Motif

i8e1


Name_eng: 
Four supports of the world
Description: 

The sky or the earth rests upon four or five (cardinal points and the center) supports of any kind (poles, mountains, giants)




Motif

i9


Name_eng: 
Colors of the cardinal directions
Description: 

Four cardinal directions and/or some objects associated with them are associated with different colors




Motif

i51a


Name_eng: 
Bull the earth-holder
Description: 

Big mammal supports the earth




Motif

i100


Name_eng: 
The Pleiades are girls
Description: 

The Pleiades are a group of girls or women (with children)




Motif

i100b


Name_eng: 
The Pleiades are a group of people
Description: 

The Pleiades are any people (of any ages and sex, combined data of i99-i100a)




Motif

j4


Name_eng: 
Revenge for the death of the male relatives
Description: 

Heroes avenge the murder or captivity of the male relatives: (grand)father, uncles, or the elder relatives in general, the loss of the males being the most traumatic




Motif

m50


Name_eng: 
Man follows stars
Description: 

A man tries to join a group of persons who are or become stars (usually the Pleiades) but suffers a reverse; or he pursues the stars to have sexual contact or to be reintegrated with members of his family




Motif

m63


Name_eng: 
Body parts enumerated
Description: 

Before finding a part of the body that is the best for some particular function, other parts are proven or enumerated




Motif

b42h


Name_eng: 
The Belt of Orion is the game, other star is the hunter
Description: 

The Belt of Orion is the animal or three animals, other star (of the Orion or outside of this constellation) is the hunter




Motif

b42h1


Name_eng: 
Hunter's arrow hits the animal
Description: 

In context of the Cosmic Hunt myth one of the stars (group of stars) is an arrow or a bullet which hit the animal or three animals identified with the Belt of Orion




Motif

i9a


Name_eng: 
Zenith and nadir
Description: 

The zenith and/or nadir are described together with four cardinal directions as the fifth (and the sixth) ones




Motif

j1


Name_eng: 
The vengeful heroes
Description: 

Persons avenge the death of their father, mother or other relatives who are one (rare two) generations older than they





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