Linked Motifs

Motif	Name	Description
a35	Spots on the lunar disc	Dark spots on the lunar disc are dirt, blood, paint, traces of beating, burning, scratching, etc. on the Moon person's body or face (Kiliwa: spots on the Sun) and do not form any particular figure
a5	The Sun and the Moon are males	The Moon is male, the Sun is also male or (much more rare) asexual
b28	Travelling transformer	The transformer walks along coming across different persons and creatures, transforming them into birds, animals, stones, shrines, etc. (or transforming monstrous animals into present day ones) and introducing cultural norms, landscape features, etc.
b28e	The Moon organizes the world	The Moon (alone or together with the Sun) transforms the original abnormal world establishing present day norms and forms
b29	Eschatological feast	People turn into animals, birds or stones at a feast, after the feast, after performing a ritual or after a victory over dangerous enemy
c19	Acquisition of the sun	The Sun (the day light) that was absent, stolen or hidden appears (again)
i2	Lightning from eyes	Lightning emerges from eyes or mouth of the being who is thought to produce thunderstorms
i5	Thunder is an animal	Thunder looks like a quadruped mammal (pig, buffalo, camel, anteater, tapir, dog, cat, leopard, monkey, etc.)
i5b	Thunderous feline	Flying feline produces rains and thunderstorms
j44	The broken bridge	Person or his helper draws his enemies on the unstable bridge and destroys it. The enemies fall into water, into a precipice
j46	Enemy drowns	Antagonist perishes falling into the water or trying to cross a water body
j47	Pursuer falls from height	Person ascends to the sky (rare: descends from the sky; ascends the cliff) by a rope, a ladder, etc. Another person tries to follow him or her but the rope (the ladder) is broken or severed
j54	The last female survives	Animals of particular species that were enemies of the heroes are exterminated besides the only pregnant female (rare a female and a male). Thanks to this, these animals still exist
j58	The arrow ladder	Persons shoot arrows (darts) which hit each other’s end forming a chain (rope, ladder). Persons climb by this chain to the sky or (rare) across an obstacle
k3	Tree or rock grows taller	Hero climbs up a tree or rock to get eggs, nestlings, fruits, honey, etc. Another person makes the tree (rock) grow higher or thicker and the hero is unable to descend back

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Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tacana
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Ashaninca (Campa)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Tutchone
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Waiwai
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)

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Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Witoto, Ocaina
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: Shuswap
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 5 Tradition: Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Ticuna (Tucuna)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: England
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Coos
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
Shared motifs (from a list of 10 less used): 4 Tradition: Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
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