Lenca



Tradition title rus: 
Ленка
Areal ID: 
14.2.1.1
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
5.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
4.00

Linked Motifs

MotifNameDescription
a24The first sunriseIn the beginning it is dark. When the Sun first appears on the sky, primeval beings or part of them perish or turn into animals, spirits, stones
b2aThe female earthThe earth is a female person (alone or together with a male person); she is female being or associated with a woman
g9Restored forestPeople fell trees to make a garden. In the morning, the forest is intact again
i13aThe horned serpentGiant water-chthonic or sky serpent or dragon has horns or antlers on its head
i28Animals in the underworldGame animals live inside a mountain, in a cave or in the underworld where they often look like humans and have a master


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