c31


Motif

Name_eng: 
The wise hedgehog (cosmology)
Description: 

A hedgehog proves to be smarter than gods and than other animals; he possesses the knowledge that is of crucial importance for survival of humans

Name_rus: 
Мудрый еж (космология)
Description_rus: 
Еж оказывается мудрее и хитроумнее всех богов и животных; он обладает знаниями, жизненно важными для существования людей
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
09 Identification of protagonists of the stories with particular animals or persons with particular qualities
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: 
23

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
3.5.1.2Bulgarians
3.5.1.3Macedonians
3.5.2.2Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.3.2Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.2.5.1Latvians
4.2.5.1Latvians
4.2.5.2Lithuanians
4.3.1.2Udmurt
4.3.2.1Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.1Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.3Chuvash
5.1.1.1Kalmyk
5.1.2.1Crimea Tatars, Karaims
5.1.4.2Ossetians
5.1.5.2Nogai
5.1.6.1Ingush
5.1.7.3Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
5.4.2.6Pashto
5.5.1.1Kazakh
5.5.1.3Kirghiz
9.1.4.1Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.4.2Buryats: Eastern (Trans-Baikal, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia)
9.1.5.2Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k169 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 5 Weight: 800
Motif: f100a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k181a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: f100b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k167b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m199m Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: m39a2e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m116b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: h7f2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: k182 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: n28h Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 5 Weight: 600
Motif: n21 Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 11 Weight: 545
Motif: k182a Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 11 Weight: 545
Motif: m99a1 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: k27u2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: n28g Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: n28e Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: n37 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: n28i Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500