b79 | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

Cosmic egg

Description:

From the primeval egg, eggs, or egg-like ball emerge the earth, the sky, sky bodies, different animals (all or part of the items of this list)

Name_rus:

Космическое яйцо

Description_rus:

В мировом океане или в мировой бездне из яйца (яиц) или яйцеподобного шара возникают земля, небо, светила, различные живые существа (все вместе или что-то одно из этого перечня)

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature

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:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Areal ID	Tradition
3.1.1.1	Ancient Egypt
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
6.4.4.4	Bidayuh (incl. Maloh), Iban (Sea Dayak), Sakarram; Brunei
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
10.2.2.8	Chinese of Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
1.3.4.5	Dogon
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
6.2.3.1	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
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.4.2	Estonians
1.2.6.3	Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
4.2.3.1	Finns
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
5.6.1.1	Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
4.2.2.4	Ingrians
5.4.1.1	Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
4.2.3.2	Karelians
6.3.1.9	Khamti, Ahom
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
1.4.4.5	Ngbakka, Mbum (incl Mbai), Mundang, Fali, Tupuri, Maya (=Bali), Nyong
5.3.1.6	Phoenicia
10.2.2.7	Shaanxi Chinese
6.3.1.3	Shan
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
9.1.1.4	Siberian Tatars
7.2.3.1	Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
6.4.7.6	Sulu: Mapun, Samal, Sama, Taosug (Tausug), Badjaw
9.1.3.3	Tofa (Karagas)
7.2.3.4	Tuamotu, incl Pukapuka (different from Pukapuka in Cook Islands), Vahitahi, Anaa, Hao, Fangatau
4.2.4.1	Votians
6.4.5.1	Yavanese, Kalang, Madura