Ica department, Costa (Spanish-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Topara, Paracas and Nazca pre-Columbian iconography)



Tradition title rus: 
Юг побережья Перу, департамент Ика: испаноязычные группы; изображения культур паракас (IV-I вв до нэ), наска (I-VI вв нэ); сообщения источников XVI-XVII вв
Areal ID: 
14.4.2.5
Areal: 
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
8.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
7.00
Motifs: 

Motif

e5c


Name_eng: 
People from the sky
Description: 

The first people or first anthropomorphic divine beings descend to earth from the sky.




Motif

g22


Name_eng: 
Frog or toad and plants
Description: 

Frog or toad is related to acquisition of cultivated plants




Motif

i54


Name_eng: 
Water creature full of fish
Description: 

Anaconda or a water monster has live fish or animals inside; is father of the fish; all fish emerge from its body




Motif

i72


Name_eng: 
Stars are people
Description: 

Stars are people, ghosts, anthropomorphic beings (interpretations of unique star objects like Venus or Polaris as persons not considered)




Motif

k46


Name_eng: 
Woman throws herself into the ocean
Description: 

Giving way to a burst of horror or shame, woman or girl runs to the ocean, throws herself into the water or remains on the beach. Her husband or suitor pursues but cannot catch her




Motif

l18


Name_eng: 
Multi-headed bird
Description: 

A bird with two or more heads on top of one body is described in tales or represented in art




Motif

f9a


Name_eng: 
Vagina dentata
Description: 

There are teeth, blades or sharp stones in woman’s genitals, vagina is the biting mouth. (Only texts that are believed to correspond to reality are considered but not anecdotes and jokes)




Motif

f9


Name_eng: 
A dangerous woman
Description: 

For different reasons, sexual contact with a woman is deadly dangerous for a man





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Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 1 Tradition: Ica department, Costa (Spanish-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Topara, Paracas and Nazca pre-Columbian iconography)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): Tradition:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): Tradition:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): Tradition: