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Name_eng:

Snake paramour

Description:

A woman or a girl takes a snake, an eel (i.e. Pacific snake-eel), a lizard, or a worm for husband or paramour. People kill or badly injure him, the woman and/or her progeny or the woman herself is transformed into snake. Cf. motif k76b: the snake-husband becomes and remains a handsome man

Name_rus:

Любовник-змей

Description_rus:

Девушка или женщина берет змея, мурену, ящерицу или червя в любовники или мужья. Люди убивают или калечат его, женщину и/ли потомство либо она сама превращается в змею. Ср. мотив K76B (муж-змей становится и остается красивым мужчиной)

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

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:

148

Areal ID	Tradition
1.1.1.2	Khoekhoe (=Hottentot; incl Nama, Korana); Damara
1.2.1.3	Tswana (Chwana), Suto (Soto; incl Pedi, Mbire)
1.2.2.1	Shone (Shona, =Mashona, =Karanga), Makoni (Shoni dialect), Remba (=Hungwe, Wahungwe); Zezuru, Rozwi, Ndau (Vandau)
1.2.5.9	Gogo, Kaguru, Luguru, Zigula, Taveta, Shambala (Šambala), Bondei, Taeta, Dabida; Zaramo
10.1.1.3	Southern Taiwan: Rukai, Paiwan, Puyuma, Saaroa, Ketangalan
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.4.1	Koreans; Goguryeo
10.3.1.1	Ainu
10.3.2.1	Japanese folklore outside of Ryukyu
10.3.2.2	Northern Ryukyu Islands (with southern Kyusyu in case of absence across the rest of Japan
10.3.2.3	Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa
10.3.2.4	Japan AD 700-1700
11.2.3.2	Copper
11.2.3.9	West Greenland
12.1.2.9	Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné)
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
12.4.2.3	Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree, Northern Saulteaux)
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.4.2.5	Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
12.4.2.8	Sauk (Sak, Mesquakie), Fox, Kickapoo
12.4.3.2	Montagnais
12.4.3.3	Naskapi
12.4.3.5	Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree)
12.4.3.7	Western Woods Cree
12.4.4.1	Plains Cree
12.5.1.2	Malecite, Passamaquoddy
12.5.1.4	Lenape (Delaware)
12.5.2.1	Huron (incl Wyandot)
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.5.2.3	Tuscarora
12.6.1.6	Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
12.7.1.1	Northern Paiute (=Paviotso)
12.7.1.10	Southern Paiute
13.1.1.1	Blackfoot
13.1.1.2	Sarsee (Tsuu T'ina)
13.1.2.1	Assiniboine
13.1.3.3	Mandan
13.1.3.4	Arikara
13.1.5.1	Arapaho
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.2.1.3	Caddo
13.2.2.1	Kiowa Apache
13.2.2.2	Kiowa
13.3.3.1	Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
13.3.3.3	Hitchiti
13.3.4.1	Cherokee
14.1.1.4	Huichol
14.1.2.5	Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
14.2.1.4	Rama, Guatuso
14.2.2.1	Bribri, Cabecar, Térraba; Chiriqui (AD 800-1500) iconography
14.2.2.2	Boruca (Brunka)
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.3.4.2	Yupa (Yukpa)
14.3.4.6	Paez, Guambia, Pijao; Ilama culture
14.4.1.2	Colorado (Tsachila)
14.4.1.3	XVI century Cañari; Kechua-speaking groups of Azuay, Cañar, Cayambe, Otovalo, Imbabura provinces
14.4.3.2	Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
14.4.3.3	Aimara
15.1.1.2	Sicuani
15.1.3.1	Yanomamo (Yanoama): Yanomam, Yanomami
15.1.3.2	Sanema
15.2.3.5	Domenica Caribs, Carifuna
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.4.7	Wayapi, Emerillon
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
15.3.1.2	Mai Huna (Coto, Orejon)
15.3.2.2	Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
15.3.3.1	Shuar, Achuar (Shiwiar)
15.3.3.2	Aguaruna, Huambiza
15.3.4.1	Karijona
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.4.3	Desana, Siriano; Tatuyo, Bara, Tuyuca
15.3.4.4	Wanana, Tucano proper, Pira-Tapuya, Arapaso
15.3.4.6	Cubeo
15.3.5.3	Macu
15.3.6.1	Witoto, Ocaina
15.3.6.2	Bora
15.3.6.3	Andoque
15.4.1.3	Maue (Mawe)
15.4.3.4	Anambé
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
15.5.1.4	Piro (Yine)
15.5.2.3	Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo
15.5.2.5	Marubo
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
15.5.3.1	Tacana
15.5.4.2	Chacobo
15.6.1.1	Mundurucu, Curuaia
15.6.2.3	Kuikuro, Kalapalo
15.6.2.4	Mehinaku, Waura, Yaulapiti
15.6.3.3	Iranxe
15.6.4.1	Bororo
15.7.2.1	Cayapo (incl. Kubenkranken, Pau d’Arco, Shikrin or Xikrin)
15.7.2.2	Suya, Txukarramae
15.7.2.4	Craho
16.1.2.2	Chamacoco (Ishir)
16.1.4.1	Makka
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.4	Rusyns, Hutsuls
4.1.2.5	Byelarusians
4.1.3.1	Russians: Central part of Russian ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500: Tver, Yaroslavl, Moscow, Kostroma, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, eastern part of Smolensk provinces (most of Smolensk province is Belorussian ethnic territory)
4.1.3.4	Russians: Novgorod and Pskov provinces
4.1.3.5	Russian Pomors ('seasiders'): Terski Coast (Murmansk province)
4.1.3.6	Russians: Southern part of ethnic territory as in A.D. 1500 (Belgorod, Voronezh, Tambov, Penza, Lipetsk, Orel, Kursk, Bryansk provinces; in case of absence in other areas also Russians in Samara, Simbirsk and Saratov provinces)
4.1.3.8	Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)
4.2.3.1	Finns
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.2.4.5	Lutsi (Ludza)
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.3.3.1	Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.3.1.1	Old and New Testament
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.6.2.17	Sinhalese; Vedda
5.6.3.5	Nilgiri Hills: Toda, Kota, Kurumba (Kuruba), Badaga, Maravar, Pulaya, Adiya, Kadar, Irula
6.1.1.4	Bhuiya (now Aryans, originally Munda; Rahman 1955: 203), Baiga, Bhaina, Bhumia (subgroup of Baiga, incl Bharia, formerly Munda, now speak Indo-Aryan languages of neighboring groups)
6.1.1.8	Sora (Savara, Saora), Parenga
6.1.2.3	Gondi (mostly Northern Gondi)
6.2.3.1	Eastern Arunachal Pradesh: Abor (incl Minyong, Shimong, Padam, Pasi, Panggi), Apa Tani (Apatani), Bori, Bugun, Dafla (=Nyishi, Nisi, Nishing, incl Tagin), Gallong (=Galo, Adi), Mishmi
6.2.3.3	Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
6.2.3.6	Kuki, Chiru, Falam (Hallam), Chin (Meitei =Manipuri, Khami, =Kumi), Lakher, Mizo (Lushei), Anal, Pawi (Lai), Purum, Koireng, Milhiem, Kolhen, Mru
6.3.1.1	Burmese, Intha
6.3.2.1	Khmer
6.4.8.3	Flores, incl Mangarai (Western Flores), Nage, Keo, Riung, Ngada or Nad'a (Central Flores), Sika (Eastern Flores)
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
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
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
7.1.3.2	Sepik-Ramu stock: Abelam, Yatmul, Aibom, Ayom (incl Tembregak, Asai-river pygmies), Tangu, Porapora (Ambakich), Rao and other groups of Middle Ramu and Upper Keram River tribes; Kwanga, Watam, Kaian, Gamei, Awar; Kire (Lower Ramu)
7.1.5.1	Melanesians of the northern coast New Guinea, nearest off-shore islands and Huon Gulf (Morobe district): Watut, Bilbil (Bilibili), Jabim (incl Kai), Tami, Bukawac, Wogeo, Tumleo, Yakamul, Manam, Sissano, Sio
7.1.6.1	Melanesians and Papuans of Central Solomons: Vella la Vella (Bilua language), Shortland islands (Mono language), San Cristobal, Saint Georgia, Eddystone, Vangunu
7.1.6.4	Northern Vanuatu: Banks Islands (incl Mota, Mota Lava, Gaua, Santa Maria), Torres Islands
7.2.1.4	Samoa
7.2.1.5	Tonga
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
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
7.2.3.5	Mangareva
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
7.2.5.6	Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
9.10.2.1	Nivkh