Cayapa (Chachi); Cuaiquer (Kwaiker)



Tradition title rus: 
Каяпа (чачи); квайкер
Areal ID: 
14.4.1.1
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
21.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
19.00

Linked Motifs

MotifNameDescription
a11aEyes of the Sun and the Moon: coolness and nightVisible sun and/or moon are the Sun's and/or the Moon's eyes. If these eyes were not injured, light and heat would be more intense
a11bOne-eyed luminariesThe Sun or the Moon is one-eyed (usually another eye was knocked or sucked out but sometimes this defect is not explained
a17The Sun’s relax at the middayAfter passing half of the its way across the sky (in the day time) or in the underworld (in the night time), the Sun stops to have a rest
a2dSuns of the other worldsDifferent suns illuminate different worlds or will appear successively in the future
a5The Sun and the Moon are malesThe Moon is male, the Sun is also male or (much more rare) asexual
b75aSounds of the time of creation: voice of a personVoice of a person who lived in the bygone times is still heard (most often it is an echo)
g22Frog or toad and plantsFrog or toad is related to acquisition of cultivated plants
i1The thunderbirdsCreatures that produce rain and/or thunderstorms are birds or anthropomorphic beings with wings; or (rare) some or all birds are connected with thunder, lightning or rain though Thunder is not a bird
i14No-anus peoplePerson or creature has no anus opening
i17Body anomalies of inhabitants of a distant landBeings 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
i17aDwarfs without body openingsBeings without anus or mouth are dwarfs
i20The undeground dwarfsRace of dwarfs lives under the ground (deep under the earth or in hills and rocks) or at the horizon where the earth and the sky meet
i20cDwarfs live in the underworldDwarfs live in the underworld that somewhat reminds the world of humans. If the dwarfs and the humans meet, it is deep under the earther
i21Red-haired people scorched by the sunPeople who live in the underworld, at the sunrise or sunset (often dwarfs) are scorched by the Sun which moves by at a short distance from them. They are red-haired, dark-skinned, etc.
i3Weapon of ThunderThe lightning (and thunder) is (produced with) an object (axe, sword, mirror, belt, stones, skin, etc.) in hands of anthropomorphic being
i78The square earthThe earth is square, the sky is usually round
i8fOne support of the worldOnly one pole or mountain supports the earth or the sky
i8gAtlasOne giant supports the earth or the sky
j21Birth from eggsGods, first people or founders of the royal lineages are born from eggs
k8aJonah: swallowed by monsterPerson 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)
l38Demon’s trapA demon puts a trap to catch people, hero gets into it


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