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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
5.1.3.2	Abaza (Abazins)
15.7.3.3	Ache (Guayaki)
12.4.2.7	Algonquin, unspecified Algonkians of the Midwest (probably Old Algonquin)
5.2.2.1	Armenians
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
15.5.4.1	Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.7.3.6	Botocudo
1.1.1.1	Bushmen (all groups)
15.7.2.1	Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
6.4.8.11	Ceram: Alune and Wemale (West Ceram), Patasiwa (Ceram), Honitetu (West Ceram Highlands); Nusawele, Hatuolu, Huaolu, Patasiwa; Ambon; Buru
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
1.4.4.2	Efe Pygmies, Kango (Mbuti) Pygmies
1.2.6.4	Enenga, Mpongwe, Kuta (Koto), Nkomi, Masango, Mindumu, Mbede, Mitsogo, Bawunga, Ndumu (Ndumbo), Duma, Teke, (B)wende
1.3.3.5	Ewe
1.2.6.3	Fang (Pangwe), Eton, Bafia, Batanga, Benga, Bube (Bubi), Buheba, Yaunde (Ewondo), Yebekolo, Koko, Bulu, Beti (Beti-Bulu), Sekiani, Eghap
1.3.3.4	Fon
3.3.3.2	French (northern France)
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
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
14.1.3.2	Gulf Nahuatl
1.3.2.1	Hausa
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
5.1.6.1	Ingush
3.3.2.1	Italians: Northern (Mentona, Ticino, Valle-d’Aosta, Piemont, Liguria, Lombardia, Southern Tirol, Emilia–Romagna, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino–Alto Adige)
15.7.3.4	Kaingang, Xokleng
6.1.2.2	Kond (Khond, Kondh; language is Kui, incl Kuttia, Konda-Dora), Koya; Pengo
1.3.3.3	Krache (Kraci); Ga; Adele
14.2.3.1	Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
11.2.3.7	Labrador Inuit (Koksoagmiut)
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
12.8.3.6	Lipan
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
12.3.4.3	Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
15.2.3.3	Locono
3.5.1.3	Macedonians
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
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)
15.7.3.8	Maxacali
14.1.1.3	Mayo, Yaqui, Sinaloa
15.6.2.4	Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
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)
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
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
1.2.4.12	Mongo (Mongo-Nkundu), Nkundu, Ngelima, Ngombe, (Ba)Tetela), Pende, Wu(Kusu), (Ba)Mbala (incl Saie, Kwilu)
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
5.1.5.2	Nogai
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
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)
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
6.1.1.3	Northern Munda of Kharwar branch: Birhor, Ho, Mundari, Kol, Asur (including Agaria, Kol, Birjhia), Bhumij
6.2.3.4	Northern Naga: Konyak (incl. Tangsa), Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar
12.7.1.1	Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
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)
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
6.1.2.1	Oraon (Kurukh)
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
14.1.2.5	Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
15.6.3.5	Paresi
14.2.1.3	Paya (Pech), Sumu, Misquito
14.1.7.5	Pipil
4.1.1.1	Poles
3.3.1.2	Portuguese
14.1.7.2	Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.2.4	Rusyns, Hutsuls
6.1.1.1	Santali, Turi, Mahli
5.3.2.4	Saudi Arabia
14.1.3.3	Sayula Popoluca (=Veracruz Mixe), Sierra Popoluca, Veracruz Zoque
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
7.2.3.1	Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
10.3.2.3	Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa
8.1.5.2	Southern Australia: Dieri, Urabunna (Arabana), Flinderce Mountains, Kujani, Andyamatana (Andjamatana, Wailpi)
1.3.4.3	Southern Gur (Oti-Volta): Grusi, Kabiye, Kasena, Lyela (Lyele), Wala, Dyan
6.4.8.1	Sumbawa (incl Dongo)
1.4.5.5	Teda (Tedaga)
14.1.3.1	Tepehua, Totonac
6.3.1.4	Thai of Thailand
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)
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
12.2.1.2	Tlingit
6.4.6.3	To Loinang, To Wana, Balantak (Mian Balantak), Banggai Islands
14.1.7.3	Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
3.1.3.8	Tuareg
14.1.5.2	Tzeltal
14.1.7.1	Tzutujil
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
3.3.3.3	Wallons, Picardie
14.1.1.1	Warihio (Guarijío), Tarahumara
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.5.5.3	Yabuti, Amniapä, Kumana, Wari (Aikana), Moré (Itene)
1.3.1.5	Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
14.1.6.1	Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
14.1.4.3	Zapotec, Chatino