c29

Motif

Name_eng:

A listened in secret

Description:

People or God get know a secret thanks to listening in its possessor when he speaks aloud with himself or with his relations. The received knowledge is related to cosmogony or acquisition of cultural values

Name_rus:

Подслушанный секрет

Description_rus:

Люди (Бог) узнают секрет, подслушав (подсмотрев), как некий персонаж разговаривает сам с собой или с родственниками (или исполняет действия, которые следует запомнить). Добытые знания имеют отношения к космогонии или к обретению культурных ценностей.

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

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

06 Origin and interpretation of culture elements, in particular related to agriculture, inadequate forms of subsistence and economic activity before the establishment of the present norms

Motif analysis result:

1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.2.3.3	Namuzi (Namuyi), Mosuo, Naxi; Pumi (Primi)
3.2.1.3	Bilin (Blin, Bilen)
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.2.4.3	Setu
4.2.5.1	Latvians
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.3.3.1	Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
5.1.2.1	Crimea Tatars, Karaims
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.5.1.2	Kara Kalpak
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.1.2	Southern Altai: Teleut
9.1.1.3	Northern Altai: Chelkan, Kumanda, Tubalar
9.1.2.1	Shor
9.1.2.2	Khakas
9.1.4.1	Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.5.2	Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)