Vilela



Tradition title rus: 
Вилела
Areal ID: 
16.1.4.5
Language: 
Tradition analysis result motif count all: 
9.00
Tradition analysis result motif count cosmo: 
7.00
Motifs: 

Motif

b36


Name_eng: 
Creatures acquire their physical traits
Description: 

Birds, fish, reptiles, mammals intentionally or by chance are smeared with colorful substances or divide among themselves parts of somebody's body thus acquiring their present characteristics




Motif

b36b


Name_eng: 
Birds obtain their voices
Description: 

Birds obtain their voices after pecking big reptile and smearing themselves with liquids from its body




Motif

c19


Name_eng: 
Acquisition of the sun
Description: 

The Sun (the day light) that was absent, stolen or hidden appears (again)




Motif

i41


Name_eng: 
Rainbow serpent
Description: 

Rainbow is a reptile (usually a snake) or (more rare) a fish, or it is related to snake, to its tongue, breath, or to scorpion's tail




Motif

l103


Name_eng: 
Obstacle flight (Atalanta type)
Description: 

Treasure, or the like, is thrown back to tempt pursuer to delay




Motif

l110


Name_eng: 
The devourer
Description: 

A demonic being swallows a multitude of people and animals. When it is killed and cut open, the swallowed ones come out alive or are revived




Motif

b42


Name_eng: 
Cosmic hunt
Description: 

Certain stars or constellations are interpreted as hunters, their dogs and game that the hunters pursue




Motif

b42e


Name_eng: 
Sky hunters pursue a rhea
Description: 

In the cosmic hunt tale the game pursued by the hunters is a rhea bird (Rhea americana)




Motif

i134


Name_eng: 
Long neck on the Milky Way
Description: 

Figure of a long-necked creature (llama or nandu) is seen along the axes of the Milkt Way





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