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Motif
Name_eng:
Eclipses: relations between the Sun and the Moon
Description:
Coming together of the Sun and the Moon is the reason of their eclipses
Name_rus:
Затмения: отношения Солнца с Луной
Description_rus:
Встреча солнца с луной есть причина затмений или лунных фаз
Motif type:
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group:
01 Sun and Moon
03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature
Motif analysis result:
2. Only those motifs that are found in America (including the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans)
3. Only those motifs that are found in Central and South America
4. All motifs of category 1 (cosmology) in sub-Saharan Africa and those motifs of category 2 (adventures) which are found in sub-Saharan Africa and widespread in the Indo-Pacific world with scarce or no cases in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Motif analysis result tradition count all:
106
ATU ID:
Stith Thompson ID:
A737.7
Linked traditions:
Areal ID
Tradition
1.1.1.1
Bushmen (all groups)
1.2.4.12
Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu)
1.2.4.4
Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
1.2.6.3
Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
1.2.6.4
Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
1.3.1.2
Tiv, Bamum (Bamun), Mungaka (Mgaka, Bali), Beba, Anaguta, Bete (Mbete, Karang), Ekoi, Nyang, Vute (Wute), Jukun, Chamba, Bamileke, Kwotto, Kirri; Denya (Nyang)
1.3.1.5
Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
1.3.2.1
Hausa
1.3.3.1
Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
1.3.3.3
Krache (Kraci); Ga; Adele
1.3.3.4
Fon
1.3.3.5
Ewe
1.3.4.2
Northern Gur (Oti-Volta): Mamprussi, Dagomba, Dagari (Dagara; incl Lodaga), Bassari, Mosi, Nankanse, Konkomba, Moba; Ditammari, Nyende, Bulsa (pl Builsa, Bulo)
1.3.4.3
Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
1.3.5.11
Mandingo (Manden, incl San, Samo), Kagoro, Bambara (Bamana), Malinke, Kassonke, Diula
1.3.5.2
Mandjak, Mankanya, Pepel, Balant, Felupe, Diola (Jola)
1.4.4.2
Efe Pygmies, Kango (Mbuti) Pygmies
1.4.5.5
Teda (Tedaga)
10.3.2.3
Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa
11.2.2.2
North Alaskan Inupiat
11.2.3.7
Labrador Inuit (Koksoagmiut)
12.2.1.2
Tlingit
12.3.4.3
Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
12.4.2.7
Algonquin, unspecified Algonkians of the Midwest (probably Old Algonquin)
12.7.1.1
Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
12.8.3.6
Lipan
14.1.1.1
Warihio (Guarijío), Tarahumara
14.1.1.3
Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa
14.1.2.2
Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.5
Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
14.1.3.1
Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.3.2
Gulf Nahuatl
14.1.3.3
Sayula Popoluca (=Veracruz Mixe), Sierra Popoluca, Veracruz Zoque
14.1.4.1
Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.3
Zapotec, Chatino
14.1.5.2
Tzeltal
14.1.6.1
Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
14.1.7.1
Tzutujil
14.1.7.2
Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
14.1.7.3
Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
14.1.7.5
Pipil
14.2.1.3
Paya (Pech), Sumu, Misquito
14.2.3.1
Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
14.3.1.1
Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.4.2.1
Northern Peru: Costa (Spanish speaking communities from Ecuadorian border till Ancash and Huanuco departments included; Moche pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
15.2.3.3
Locono
15.2.3.6
Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.3.3.1
Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.6.1
Witoto, Ocaina
15.5.4.1
Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.5.5.3
Yabuti, Amniapä, Kumana, Wari (Aikana), Moré (Itene)
15.6.2.4
Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
15.6.3.5
Paresi
15.7.2.1
Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
15.7.3.3
Ache (Guayaki)
15.7.3.4
Kaingang, Xokleng
15.7.3.6
Botocudo
15.7.3.8
Maxacali
16.1.2.2
Chamacoco (Ishir)
16.1.3.1
Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.4.4
Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
3.1.3.3
Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
3.1.3.8
Tuareg
3.3.1.2
Portuguese
3.3.2.1
Italians: Northwest (Mentona, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Emilia–Romagna)
3.3.3.2
French (northern France)
3.3.3.3
Wallons, Picardie
3.3.3.5
Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
3.3.5.3
Germans: Northwest (Low- and Central German dialects): Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony, incl. East Frisia and Oldenburg), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen
3.5.1.3
Macedonians
3.5.2.2
Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.2.4
Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
3.5.3.2
Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.1.1
Poles
4.1.2.4
Rusyns, Hutsuls
4.2.5.2
Lithuanians
5.1.3.2
Abaza (Abazins)
5.1.3.3
Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.1.5.2
Nogai
5.1.6.1
Ingush
5.2.2.1
Armenians
5.3.2.4
Saudi Arabia
5.6.2.1
Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
6.1.1.1
Santali, Turi, Mahli
6.1.1.3
Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
6.1.1.8
Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
6.1.2.1
Oraon (Kurukh)
6.1.2.2
Kond (Khond, Kondh; language is Kui, incl Kuttia, Konda-Dora), Koya; Pengo
6.2.3.4
Northern Naga: Konyak (incl. Tangsa), Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar
6.3.1.4
Thai of Thailand
6.3.2.8
Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
6.3.2.9
Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
6.4.1.3
Semang, Senoi
6.4.2.1
Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.3.2
Batak (Toba, Dairi)
6.4.4.1
Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
6.4.6.2
Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.6.3
To Loinang, To Wana, Balantak (Mian Balantak), Banggai Islands
6.4.7.1
Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
6.4.7.5
Mindanao: Blaan (Bilaan), Bagobo, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Hiligáynon, Binukid, Magindaan (=Magindanao: main Muslim population), Mandaya, Mansaka, Manobo (Agusan, Ata, Dibabawon, Sarangani, Ilianen), Maranao, Subanon (=Subanun), Subanen, Tboli
6.4.8.1
Sumbawa (incl Dongo)
6.4.8.11
Ceram: Alune and Wemale (West Ceram), Patasiwa (Ceram), Honitetu (West Ceram Highlands); Nusawele, Hatuolu, Huaolu, Patasiwa; Ambon; Buru
7.1.5.4
Melanesians and Papuans of Bismark Archipelago: New Britain (Tolai, Lakalai, Kuni, Sulka, Baining, Gazelle peninsula), New Ireland (Patpatar =Pala), St Matthias Group, Mioko (Melanesians between New Britain and New Ireland)
7.2.3.1
Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
8.1.5.2
Southern Australia: Dieri, Urabunna (Arabana), Flinderce Mountains, Kujani, Andyamatana (Andjamatana, Wailpi)
9.10.1.3
Udeghe
Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif:
b69b
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif:
d12a
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 3 Weight: 1000
Motif:
a15
Shared traditions: 12 All traditions: 15 Weight: 800
Motif:
b98c
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
a11c
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif:
m11d
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif:
m62d
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif:
m116b
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
g19
Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif:
a41
Shared traditions: 13 All traditions: 20 Weight: 650
Motif:
i25b1
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif:
l118a1
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif:
a9
Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif:
a10
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif:
l15e1
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif:
l9g
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif:
e31b
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif:
l121a
Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif:
g4
Shared traditions: 9 All traditions: 16 Weight: 563