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Motif

Name_eng:

Girls and the water spirits

Description:

For girls and young women it is dangerous to come near water. Water creatures swallow them or drag away; a girl can die or become pregnant from a spirit; she can trigger a flood (rare: other cataclysm). Water spirits can come themselves to a girl who has her periods

Name_rus:

Девушки и водные духи

Description_rus:

Девушкам или женщинам опасно приближаться к воде (водные существа утаскивают ее или глотают; подошедшая к воде девушка умирает; беременеет от змея; по ее вине происходит потоп или катастрофа иного рода; водные духи сами приходят к девушке, у которой первые месячные)

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

05 Origin of human beings, ethnic groups, etiology of human anatomy, strange body configuration, ways of behavior, marriages before the establishment of the present norms

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

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
1.2.1.1	Kosa (Xosa, Xhosa)
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
12.3.4.4	Lushootseed (Puget Sound: Puyallup, Nisqualmi, Snuqualmi, Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Skagit)
12.5.1.3	Wawenock, Abenaki, Penobscot
12.6.1.6	Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
12.6.1.7	Yuki (Yuki proper, Coastal Yuki, Huchnob)
12.6.3.1	Pomo
12.8.1.1	Hopi
12.8.1.2	Zuni
13.1.3.1	Crow
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.3.4.2	Yupa (Yukpa)
14.3.4.5	Muisca, Muzo
15.1.1.2	Sicuani
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.3.5	Domenica Caribs, Carifuna
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.3.7	Orinoco Kariña, Yaruri, Tamanak
15.2.4.2	Akuriyo (incl Turaekare)
15.2.4.3	Waiwai
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
15.3.2.1	Cofan (Cofán)
15.3.4.3	Desana, Siriano; Tatuyo, Bara, Tuyuca
15.3.4.5	Letuama, Tanimuca, Ufaina, Yahuna
15.3.4.6	Cubeo
15.4.1.1	Manao, Katawishi (Teffé lake); groups of uncertain affiliation mostly from Rio Jamunda
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
15.6.2.1	Kamayura
15.6.3.5	Paresi
15.7.3.3	Ache (Guayaki)
16.1.1.2	Terena (Tereno)
16.1.2.1	Ayoreo
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.3.3	Chorote
16.1.3.4	Mataco
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
16.2.2.2	Yamana (Yaghan), Alacaluf
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.2.2.1	Armenians
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
7.1.3.1	Torricelli family: Valman, Samap, Arapesh (Upper, Coastal), Monumbo, Lilau, Ngaimbom; Moando (Banara); Menya, Olo, Buna
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
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
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva