d4a

Motif

Name_eng:

Theft of fire

Description:

Fire is stolen from its original owner or brought back to the people from somebody who had stolen it before

Name_rus:

Похищение огня

Description_rus:

Огонь похищен у первоначального владельца, возвращен людям от похитителя, либо (мотив похищения не выражен) с трудом принесен из отдаленного места

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

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:

294

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

A1415

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
5.1.3.1	Abkhaz
12.6.2.2	Achomavi
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
14.4.3.3	Aimara
1.3.3.2	Akan, Ashanti, Akwapim; Ga (Accra), Kra, Twi (Chwi, Chi)
13.3.3.2	Alabama, Koasati
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
10.1.1.4	Ami
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
6.4.1.1	Andamanese
15.3.6.3	Andoque
15.7.2.6	Apinaye (Apinage, Apinaje)
13.1.3.4	Arikara
8.1.3.1	Arnhem Land: Enindhilyagwa (Groote Eilandt), KuTiwi, Yulengor, Mara, Oenpelli, Murngin, Roper River, Maung, Murinbata, Murngin (Duwal), Millingimbi, Goulburn Island, Ngulugwongga, Yirrkalla, Voctoria River Downs, Alawa, Anu, Kunwinjku
12.6.2.3	Atsugewi
5.1.7.1	Avar, Andi, Akhvakh
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
15.6.2.2	Bakairi
15.3.5.5	Baniwa (incl. Wakuenai), Bare, Piapoco, Curripaco, Siusi, Guarikena
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
12.2.2.3	Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
1.3.3.1	Bia: Anyi, Agni, Baule, Nsema
15.5.4.1	Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.3.6.2	Bora
15.7.3.6	Botocudo
9.1.4.1	Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
1.1.1.1	Bushmen (all groups)
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
15.7.2.3	Canela (Eastern Timbira): Ramkokamekra, Apaniekra
15.7.1.1	Caraja
12.3.1.1	Carrier
15.5.2.4	Cashibo
13.3.4.2	Catawba, Tutelo
15.7.2.1	Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
10.1.1.2	Central Taiwan: Bunun (Vonum), La'arua, Tsou, Kanabu, Kanakanabu
11.2.1.4	Central Yupik
15.5.4.2	Chacobo
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
15.3.7.4	Chayahuita
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
13.3.4.1	Cherokee
12.3.1.2	Chilkotin
14.3.4.1	Chimila (Ette)
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
12.1.2.9	Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné)
12.8.3.3	Chiricahua
13.3.2.3	Chitimacha
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
13.3.3.4	Choctaw, Chicasaw
16.1.3.3	Chorote
12.6.4.3	Coastal Miwok
14.4.1.2	Colorado (Tsachila)
12.3.4.1	Comox, Pentlatch
12.3.7.3	Coos
14.1.1.5	Cora
15.7.2.4	Craho
13.3.3.1	Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
15.7.2.5	Crenye, Gaviões
15.1.1.3	Cuiva
1.4.3.4	Dholuo (=Luo, Nilotic Kawirondo)
1.4.2.1	Dinka, Atuot, Nuer
3.3.5.1	Dutch, Flemish
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
1.4.4.2	Efe Pygmies, Kango (Mbuti) Pygmies
4.2.4.2	Estonians
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)
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
4.2.3.1	Finns
1.3.3.4	Fon
3.3.3.2	French (northern France)
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
1.2.5.9	Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
14.3.3.1	Guajiro
15.7.3.2	Guarani: different groups of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina including Apapocuva, Kaiowá, Mbyá, Chiripá (=Ñandeva)
14.1.3.2	Gulf Nahuatl
12.2.1.3	Haida
15.5.2.8	Harákmbet (=Mashco)
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
12.2.2.1	Heiltsuk (Bellabella), Oowekeeno
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei Chinese
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
13.3.3.3	Hitchiti
12.8.1.1	Hopi
5.5.2.6	Hui of Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai (rare Hui texts from Southern and Eastern China are clustered with the Chinese ones)
14.1.1.4	Huichol
1.3.1.6	Ijaw (incl. Kalabari)
1.2.2.4	Ila (Baila)
12.1.1.1	Ingalik (Der Hit’an)
12.8.3.2	Jicarilla
15.4.3.1	Juruna
15.3.5.2	Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
15.7.3.4	Kaingang, Xokleng
12.3.7.5	Kalapuya
15.6.2.1	Kamayura
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
12.6.1.3	Karok
12.1.2.6	Kaska
12.6.5.6	Kawaiisu
15.6.3.2	Kayabi
14.4.3.2	Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
14.1.6.3	Kekchi; Mopan
9.1.2.2	Khakas
6.3.2.6	Khmu (Kammu), Puoc
1.1.1.2	Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
8.1.3.2	Kimberley Plateau: Gwini, Roebuck Bay, Forest River tribes, Drysdale River tribes, Njulnjul, Ungarinyin, Unambal, Bad (Baada)
13.2.2.1	Kiowa Apache
12.3.7.8	Klamath, Modoc
12.1.1.3	Koyukon
15.6.2.3	Kuikuro, Kalapalo
5.1.5.3	Kumyk, Terekemen
14.2.3.1	Kuna; XVI century data on Eastern Panama
12.2.2.2	Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
12.6.4.2	Lake Miwok, Plains Miwok
4.2.5.1	Latvians
6.2.2.1	Lepcha
5.1.7.5	Lezgians, Archin, Kürin; Khinalug
12.3.2.3	Lillooet
1.2.4.4	Lingala, (Ba)Ngala, Ntomba, Kioque, (Ki)Bangi, Bolia, Balolo, Boloki, (Ba)Akwa, (U)Poto
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.2.4.4	Livonians
12.3.4.3	Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
7.1.6.8	Loyalty Islands (Uvea, Lifu, Mare)
15.3.1.2	Mai Huna (Coto, Orejon)
12.6.3.4	Maidu, Nisenan, Konkov
15.4.1.1	Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
9.10.3.1	Manchu
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
6.1.2.5	Maria, Muria, and other South-Central Dravidians: Binjhwar, Baсор, Bhattra, Bom, Jhoria (=Jhodia), Gadaba (in Koraput, neighbors of Munda-speaking Gadaba), Duruwa (Parji), Mehtar; Pardhan
7.2.3.6	Marquesas
16.1.3.4	Mataco
15.5.2.7	Matses (Mayoruna)
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
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)
7.1.5.6	Melanesians and Papuans of Northern Solomons: Buka, Bougainville (Siuai, Buin)
7.1.5.5	Melanesians of Admiralty Islands (incl Manus); Seimat (Western Islands)
7.1.5.2	Melanesians of southeastern New Guinea: Mekeo, Motu, Sinagoro, Koita (Koitapu), Mukawa (Are), Wagawaga, Taupota, Awaiama, Gelaria, Goodenough Bay, Bartle Bay, Wedau (Wamira village)
7.1.5.3	Melanesians of the islands of Massim District ( =Milke Bay Province) to the east of New Guinea: Dobu, Rossel, Fergusson, Goodenough, Murua (Woodlark), Trobrian Islands, d'Entrecasteau Islands
12.4.2.1	Menominee
5.2.1.2	Mingrelians (Megrelians), Laz
14.1.4.2	Mixtec, Trique, Cuicatec; Amuzgo
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)
15.5.3.2	Moseten, Chimane
14.3.4.5	Muisca, Muzo
15.6.1.1	Mundurucu, Curuaia
1.4.3.1	Murle, Me'en (Bodi), Didinga
14.1.2.3	Nahuan groups of Puebla and Huasteca after AD1900
15.6.3.4	Nambikwara
15.3.2.2	Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
12.8.3.1	Navajo
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
7.2.1.7	Niue
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
12.2.2.4	Nootka (Nu-chah-nulth), Makah
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
16.2.1.3	Northern and Southern Tehuelche
12.6.5.2	Northern Foothills Yokuts (Chukchansi, Dumna, Kechayi)
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
12.7.1.1	Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
12.7.1.6	Northern Shoshone
14.1.4.4	Oaxaca Mixe
15.7.3.1	Ofaie
9.1.5.2	Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
12.3.3.1	Okanagon, Sanpoil
12.3.7.7	Oregon Athabaskans: Lower Umpqua, Tututni (incl Joshua), Upper Coquille, Galice, Tolowa
12.7.1.8	Panamint
7.1.2.2	Papua–New Guinea Northern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Komba, Gimi, Susure, Orokaiva, Bogadjim, Ngain, Sentani, Bargam, Imonda, Nankina, Yupta Valley, Urawa Valley, Warupu (Barupu), Pondoma (Anam)
7.1.2.3	Papua–New Guinea Southern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Gimi, Kiwai, Bina, Mawabula, Mawatta, Keraki, Gambadi (incl. Kwavaru), Purari River delta, Masingara, Wiram (=Suki), Ngain, Daga, Elema
7.1.2.1	Papua–NewGuinea Highland Papuans:Trans New Guinea & unclassified:Chimbu,Gimi,KaugelHuli,Gadsup,Kuman,Kutubu,Foi (Foe),Kyaka,Kamano (Kafe),Mawatta,Kukukuku (=Anga,=Sambia;Manki,Nauti,Ejuti),Baruya,Kewa,Tembregak,Menya,Melpa,Wiru,Pondoma
15.6.3.5	Paresi
15.5.5.1	Parintintin; Villa Bella (tribal affiliation unknown)
15.2.3.1	Pemon: Arekuna (incl. Kamarakoto), Taulipang (Taurepan)
12.8.5.1	Pima
15.5.1.4	Piro (Yine)
12.6.3.1	Pomo
8.1.4.1	Queensland: Mungkan (Wikmunkan), Wiknatara, Bloomfield River, Cape Bedford, Cape Grafton, Kokowara (Koko-Warra), Koko-yalunyu (Kokokulunggur), Bunya Bunya, Waka-Waka (Wakawaka), Kabikabi, Chepara
14.1.7.2	Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
12.3.5.2	Quileute, Chemakum (Hoh)
12.3.5.1	Quinault
14.2.1.4	Rama, Guatuso
15.6.3.1	Rikbaktsa
7.1.4.1	Saibai, Dauan, Boigu, Badu, Waraber, Wet, Warei, Dauar, Badu, Moa
1.2.4.2	Sakata
12.6.5.3	Salinan
7.2.1.4	Samoa
16.1.4.2	Sanapana, Lengua (incl Angaite)
1.4.6.2	Sandawe
15.1.3.2	Sanema
3.3.2.3	Sardinia, Corsica
3.3.4.3	Scotland
8.1.2.1	SE Australia: Kamilaroi, Yualarai (Ualarai, Euahlayi), Milpulo (Mailpurgu), Wuradjeri (Wiradjurim, Wiradjeri, Wurundjeri, Yarra, Yarra Yarra), Wongaibon (Wonghibon), Noongahburrah (Narran, Narran River), Kurnai, and many others (see file 0.doc)
12.3.4.2	Sechelt (incl Sisiatl), Squamish, Halcomelem
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
12.6.1.4	Shasta; Chimariko
15.7.2.7	Shavante
15.7.2.8	Sherente
1.4.2.2	Shilluk, Anuak
15.5.2.3	Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo
1.2.2.1	Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
9.1.2.1	Shor
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
12.3.2.1	Shuswap
14.3.4.7	Sibundoy: Kamsa, Ingano (Inga)
15.1.1.2	Sicuani
12.6.4.1	Sierra Miwok
6.4.3.6	Simeulue, Nias
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
12.7.1.10	Southern Paiute
10.1.1.3	Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
6.3.2.3	Stieng, Chrau, Sre (Koho), Maa, Mnong
15.5.5.4	Suruí, Gaviâo, Zoro, Arua, Cinta Larga
15.7.2.2	Suya, Txukarramae
6.2.3.2	SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
15.5.3.1	Tacana
12.1.2.2	Tagish
12.1.2.4	Tahltan
15.7.1.2	Tapirape
1.3.5.3	Tenda (incl Bedik, Basari), Biafada, Nalu, Pajadinka, Badyara (Badiaranke)
15.4.4.1	Tenetehara
14.1.1.6	Tepecano; Tepehuan
14.1.3.1	Tepehua, Totonac
16.1.1.2	Terena (Tereno)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
6.3.1.4	Thai of Thailand
6.3.1.6	Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
15.3.7.1	Ticuna (Tucuna)
7.2.1.9	Tikopia, Bellona, Rennell, partly Aneytium, Futuna (=Erronan, not to be mixed with Futuna in Western Polynesia), Vaeaka-Taumato, incl Matema, Nifeloli, Nukapu, Nupani, Pileni
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
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
14.1.7.3	Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
7.2.1.10	Tokelau
7.2.1.5	Tonga
13.2.2.4	Tonkawa
7.1.3.1	Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
7.1.1.1	Trans-New Guinea and unclassified Papuan groups of Irian Jaya: Mejprat, Arandai-Bintuni, Inanwatan-Berau, Papua of Gelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Kamoró, Marind Anim, Sawi, Mafore; Korowai; Kwerba; Momina, Eipo, Yale, Awyu, Muyu
15.6.2.5	Trumai
12.1.2.5	Tsetsaut
12.2.1.4	Tsimshian
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
15.5.5.2	Tupari, Makurap, Sakirap, Ajuru (Wayoro)
12.1.2.1	Tutchone
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
12.3.4.5	Twana (Skokomish)
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern dialects
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
3.3.3.4	Upper Brittany
12.3.7.9	Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
15.4.4.2	Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
12.7.1.9	Ute
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
12.6.1.6	Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
3.3.3.3	Wallons, Picardie
15.2.2.1	Warao
14.1.1.1	Warihio (Guarijío), Tarahumara
15.2.4.6	Wayana, Aparai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
12.8.3.5	Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)
8.1.5.3	Western Australia: Walmanjeri, Njolnjol (Njulnjul, Nyul-Nyul), Worora, Kariara (Karierra), Karadjari (Karadjeri, Garadjari), Djaberdjaber (Djaberadjabera), Ngarluma, Wiilman (Wheelman), Bibbulmum (Pebelman), Burong (Panaka)
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.7.1.7	Western Shoshone, Gosiute
12.4.3.5	Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree)
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
12.6.3.3	Wintu, Patwin, Nomlaki
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.4.3.2	Xipaya (Shipaya)
15.5.5.3	Yabuti, Amniapä, Kumana, Wari (Aikana), Moré (Itene)
12.6.2.1	Yana
15.1.3.1	Yanomamo (Yanoama): Yanomam, Yanomami
7.2.4.3	Yap
15.1.1.1	Yaruro
12.6.5.1	Yokuts
13.3.1.2	Yuchi
12.6.1.7	Yuki (Yuki proper, Coastal Yuki, Huchnob)
14.3.4.2	Yupa (Yukpa)
12.6.1.1	Yurok
1.4.4.4	Zande (Azande, incl Nzakara)
14.1.4.3	Zapotec, Chatino
14.1.4.8	Zoque; Izapa iconography (I millennium BC)