a16


Motif

Name_eng: 
Dangers along the Sun’s way
Description: 

Every night the Sun passes by creatures or objects which try to destroy them

Name_rus: 
Опасности на пути Солнца
Description_rus: 
Еженощно солнце проходит мимо существ или объектов, пытающихся его проглотить, уничтожить
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: 
32

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
1.2.1.3Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.4.13Rwanda (incl Hutu, Tutsi, Kiga), Rundi, (Ma)Shi, Banyabungu; Rega
1.2.5.8Chagga (Jagga; incl Wasu), Pare, Digo
10.2.1.1Early Chinese written sources
10.3.1.1Ainu
12.8.2.1Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
12.8.3.1Navajo
13.3.1.2Yuchi
13.3.3.2Alabama, Koasati
14.1.1.5Cora
14.1.1.7Western Mexico Nahuatl
14.1.2.2Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.4Popoloca; Tlapanec
14.1.6.2Lacandon
14.3.1.1Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.4.1.2Colorado (Tsachila)
15.7.2.1Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
15.7.2.6Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
3.1.1.1Ancient Egypt
4.1.2.2Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.2Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
5.1.6.1Ingush
5.1.7.4Laks
5.2.2.1Armenians
6.3.1.2Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
6.4.1.3Semang, Senoi
6.4.3.7Mentawai
6.4.6.2Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.7.5Mindanao: 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
7.2.1.4Samoa
7.2.3.1Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
7.2.4.2Palau (Western Carolines)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: d12a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: b69b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: h9b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif: b1b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: a9 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l39a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: i28a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i100d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k9a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: c22 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: e40 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k113b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: k167b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: j25a1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: c6i1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m168b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: c33b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333