Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a3	Male sun and female moon	The Moon is female or bisexual, the Sun is male
a32	Figure on lunar disc	A figure or an imprint of some being or object are seen in the Moon. (For statistical analysis motifs A32A – A32J are also included into A32)
a32c1	Predator animal in the Moon	A predator animal (fox, wolf, dog, coyote, jaguar, lion) or its imprint is seen in the Moon
b7b	Waters from broken pot	Sea, river, waters of flood flow out of a small receptacle
c2	Deluge and conflagration combined	Inhabitans of the Middle World are (partly) destroyed (or will be destoyed) once by fire or draught, another time by a flood or the world is destroyed with a flood of fire or boiling water
c5a	Bird-scouts	Birds or humans later changed to birds are sent to explore the earth (is it dry, are any survivals, to investigate why smoke rises to the sky, etc.) or to bring some soil to make the land that would be good for living
e5a	Mankind ascends from the underworld	The first people (or only the first men or the first women) are not created but come to earth from the underworld (from a cave) or from a small enclosure under the earth or on its surface (tree trunk, rock, gourd, etc.). Many people of both sexes and of different ages or people and different species of animals come out together
e5d	Predator devours emerging people	People live underground or in a small enclosure. When they come out they are attacked by monster or dangerous animal. Monster is killed or transformed
h12	The alive person comes to the land of the dead after somebody’s death	The alive person comes to the land of the dead to bring back somebody who has recently died (besides stories about shamans who journey to the other world to bring back the soul of a sick person) or, having no particular aim, goes there in company of somebody who had recently died or following his or her tracks
i72	Stars are people	Stars are people, ghosts, anthropomorphic beings (interpretations of unique star objects like Venus or Polaris as persons not considered)
i83	The sky of birds	Birds, first of all vultures and eagles, live in the sky, usually at one or more layers of the upper world
j1	The vengeful heroes	Persons avenge the death of their father, mother or other relatives who are one (rare two) generations older than they
j15	Woman gets to dangerous creatures	Walking in search of her husband, boyfriend, kinsmen, shelter woman or girl gets to the house of dangerous creatures where she is injured or killed
j15a	Woman gets to jaguars	Setting off (usually in search of her husband, boyfriend or kinsmen), woman gets to the place of dangerous felines
j16	Rejects to eat insects	Person perishes because being forced to clean ogre's or animal’s head infected with insects, refuses to bite the insects, spits in disgust or is suspected to do it
j17	Frogs in hair	Instead of lice, there are other (bigger or dangerous) creatures in the hair of some persons or he or she pretends that his or her hair is infested with them
j2	The tree-husband	Husband or lover is a tree (that temporarily turns into a man)
j4a	Revenge for the death of the mother	A woman is murdered. Her son or children (rare: grandchildren, nephews) revenge for her death
j50	An attempt to revive the victim	Twin heroes' parent dies or is killed, an attempt to revive him or her fails
j51	One piece is missing	Person or animal is eaten up or destroyed otherwise. His bones are put together and he or it is revived. Because one bone was broken, swallowed or lost (or a drop of blood, a small piece of flesh lost), the person or animal cannot be revived or being revived misses some part of his or its body
j6	Children of murdered woman grow up with her murderers	Pregnant woman is killed (and eaten up). Twins are cut off from her womb. They should be eaten too but survive, live (unrecognized) in the house of the antagonists and revenge on them

Similar traditions based on Cosmology and Etiology motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Pawnee
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Kamayura
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Yabuti, Amniapä, Kumana, Wari (Aikana), Moré (Itene)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Pomo
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam

Similar traditions based on Adventures and Tricks motifs:
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 7 Tradition: Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Kuikuro, Kalapalo
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Kamayura
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 6 Tradition: Wayapi, Emerillon
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Wayana, Aparai
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Trumai
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi