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Motif

Name_eng:

Man in the Moon

Description:

Human being or imprint of human being is seen in the moon

Name_rus:

Человек на луне

Description_rus:

На лунном диске видны фигура или отпечаток тела антропоморфного существа

Motif type:

Cosmology and etiology

Motif group:

02 Moon spots, stars, constellations

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:

299

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

A751

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
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)
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
10.2.2.1	Chinese folklore: Anhui, Jiangxi and data without precise provinience (incl Hakka, Min Dong)
10.2.2.10	Guangdong, Guanxi and Yunnan Chinese
10.2.2.11	Shandong Chinese
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
10.2.2.5	Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
10.2.2.9	Shanxi and Hebei Chinese
10.2.3.1	Lahu, Kucong, Yi, Nosu (Nuosu, Northern Yi), Nisu, Nusu, Sani, Jino, Lolo (incl. Bai), Axi, Nasu
10.2.3.2	Lisu, Achang, Taunyo
10.2.3.3	Namuzi (Namuyi), Mosuo, Naxi; Pumi (Primi)
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.2.3.5	Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam
10.3.1.1	Ainu
10.3.2.3	Southern and Central; Ryukyu Islands: Yaeyama, Miyako, Okinawa
11.1.1.1	Forest (Upper Kolyma) Yukaghir (Oduls)
11.1.2.1	Chukchi
11.1.3.1	Reindeer Koryak
11.1.3.2	Maritime Koryak (Alyutor)
11.1.3.4	Kamchadal
11.1.4.2	Chuvans, Russian-speaking Creols of Markovo
11.2.1.3	Aleuts
11.2.1.4	Central Yupik
11.2.1.7	Chugach
11.2.2.1	Bering Strait Inupiat (incl. King Island)
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
11.2.3.1	Mackenzie Delta
11.2.3.2	Copper
11.2.3.9	West Greenland
12.1.1.10	Tanacross
12.1.1.2	Upper Kuskokwim (Kolchan)
12.1.1.5	Denaina
12.1.1.6	Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheux)
12.1.1.7	Han
12.1.1.9	Upper Tanana (Nebesna)
12.1.2.1	Tutchone
12.1.2.4	Tahltan
12.1.2.8	Hare (incl. Sahtu, or North Slavey, and Bearlake)
12.1.2.9	Chipewyan (Dëne Sųłıné)
12.2.1.2	Tlingit
12.2.1.3	Haida
12.2.1.4	Tsimshian
12.2.2.1	Heiltsuk (Bellabella), Oowekeeno
12.2.2.2	Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
12.2.2.3	Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
12.3.1.1	Carrier
12.3.2.1	Shuswap
12.3.2.2	Thompson (Nlaka'pamux)
12.3.2.3	Lillooet
12.3.3.1	Okanagon, Sanpoil
12.3.3.2	Coeur D'Alene, Kalispel (Pend d'Oreille; incl Spokane)
12.3.4.1	Comox, Pentlatch
12.3.4.2	Sechelt (incl Sisiatl), Squamish, Halcomelem
12.3.4.3	Lkungen (Straits; including Samish, Songish, Sooke, Lummi), Klallam
12.3.4.4	Lushootseed (Puget Sound: Puyallup, Nisqualmi, Snuqualmi, Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Skagit)
12.3.4.5	Twana (Skokomish)
12.3.4.6	Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz
12.3.5.2	Quileute, Chemakum (Hoh)
12.3.6.1	Western Sahaptin (Upper Cowlitz, Klikitat, Tenino, Umatilla, Yakima, Wallawalla)
12.3.6.2	Nez Perce
12.3.7.2	Tillamook
12.3.7.3	Coos
12.3.7.5	Kalapuya
12.3.8.1	Kutenai
12.4.2.1	Menominee
12.4.2.3	Northern Ojibwa (=Severn Ojibwa, Sandy Lake Cree, Northern Saulteaux)
12.4.2.4	Western Ojibwa (Chippewa)
12.4.2.7	Algonquin, unspecified Algonkians of the Midwest (probably Old Algonquin)
12.4.2.9	Potawatomi
12.4.3.3	Naskapi
12.4.3.4	Eastern Swamy Cree
12.4.3.5	Western Swampy Cree (incl. Rock Cree)
12.4.3.6	Eastern Cree
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
12.6.1.4	Shasta; Chimariko
12.6.1.5	Hupa, Chilula
12.7.1.3	Bannock
12.7.1.6	Northern Shoshone
12.7.1.9	Ute
12.8.1.1	Hopi
12.8.4.4	Yuma proper (Quechan), Mohave, Maricopa
13.1.1.1	Blackfoot
13.1.1.3	Gros Ventre
13.1.3.3	Mandan
13.1.4.1	Teton (incl Oglala)
13.1.4.3	Santee
13.1.4.4	Osage
13.1.4.5	Quapaw
13.1.4.7	Oto
13.1.4.8	Iowa
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.2.1.2	Wichita; Spiro Mound iconography
13.2.1.3	Caddo
13.2.2.1	Kiowa Apache
13.3.3.1	Creek, Seminole; Tuskegee; iconography of Kentucky Hopewell
14.1.4.7	Chontal
14.3.1.1	Choco: Embera, Nonama (Waunana), XVI century Dabaiba, pre-Columbian iconography of Sinu
14.3.3.1	Guajiro
14.4.2.1	Northern Peru: Costa (Spanish speaking communities from Ecuadorian border till Ancash and Huanuco departments included; Moche pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.2	Northern Peru: Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities, Cajamarca, Ancash, Huanuco and San Martin departments; Chavin pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.4	Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.3.2	Kechua-speaking communities of Apurimac, Cuzco, Arequipa, Puno departments; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Callawaya (Kechua with Pukina substratum)
15.1.2.2	Piaroa
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.2.4.6	Wayana, Aparai
15.5.1.2	Ashaninca (Campa)
16.1.3.3	Chorote
2.1.1.1	Malagasy
3.1.3.3	Berbers of Morocco and adjacent parts of Algeria
3.1.3.6	Algeria Arabs
3.1.3.7	Tunisia Arabs
3.3.1.1	Spain
3.3.1.2	Portuguese
3.3.1.3	Catalan
3.3.1.4	Aragon
3.3.1.5	Basques
3.3.2.2	Sicily
3.3.2.4	Romansh (Rhaeto-Romance)
3.3.2.6	Italians: Central (Toscana, Umbria, Marche, San-Marino, Lazio)
3.3.2.8	Italians: Northeast (Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, Venezia Giulia, Southern Tirol, Friuli, Istria)
3.3.3.1	Bretagne
3.3.3.2	French (northern France)
3.3.3.3	Wallons, Picardie
3.3.3.4	Upper Brittany
3.3.3.5	Occitanie (southern France): Limousin, Auvergne, Provence, Aquitaine, Albret, Gers, Aveyron (Rouerge), Armagnac, Landes, Gascogne, Vivarés, Roussillon, Pyrénées, Bearne, Guyenne, Bigorre, Ain, Hautes Alpes, Ariège, Vienne, Aude, French part of Swiss
3.3.4.1	Ireland
3.3.4.2	Wales
3.3.4.3	Scotland
3.3.4.4	England
3.3.5.1	Dutch, Flemish
3.3.5.2	Frisians
3.3.5.3	Germans: Northwest (Low- and Central German dialects): Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony, incl. East Frisia and Oldenburg), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Thüringen, Saxony-Anhalt, Sachsen
3.3.5.4	Germans: Southeast: Bawaria (incl. Ober Pfaltz), Franken, Bohemia (Sudeten), Austria
3.3.5.5	Germans: Northeast (Brandenburg, Meklenburg, Rügen, Pommern, Silesia, Posen)
3.3.5.6	Germans – Southwest: Alsace (Elsass), Baden-Württemberg, Swabia, Switzerland
3.3.5.7	Eastern Prussia
3.4.1.1	Ancient Greece
3.5.1.1	Greeks (modern)
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.1.3	Macedonians
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.2.3	Bosnia Muslims
3.5.2.4	Croatians; Italians of Dalmatia (if the motif is absent among other Italians)
3.5.2.5	Slovenians
3.5.3.1	Hungarians
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
3.5.4.1	Gagauz
4.1.1.1	Poles
4.1.1.2	Kashubians, Poles of Polish Pomorie
4.1.1.3	Sorbians (Luzhitsa Serbs)
4.1.1.4	Czech
4.1.1.5	Slovakians
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.1.2.2	Ukrainians: Eastern dialects
4.1.2.3	Ukrainians: Northern 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)
4.1.3.2	Russian Pomors (“seasiders): Arkhangelsk province without its southern part (Shengur district and Konosha dstrict), Karelia White Sea coast
4.1.3.3	Russians: Vologda province (incl. Belozersk, Kirillov and Cherepovets districts of form. Novgorod Province)
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)
4.1.3.7	Russian Pomors ("seasiders"): Lower Pechora
4.1.3.8	Russians: Olonets province/SE Karelia, southern part of Arkhangelsk province (Shenkur, Kargopol, Konosha districts)
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.2.1.4	Swedes
4.2.2.1	Western Sami
4.2.2.2	Eastern Sami (including Inari, Skolts)
4.2.3.2	Karelians
4.2.3.3	Vepsians
4.2.4.1	Votians
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.2.4.4	Livonians
4.2.4.5	Lutsi (Ludza)
4.2.5.1	Latvians
4.2.5.2	Lithuanians
4.3.1.1	Komi (Zyrians and Permyaks)
4.3.1.2	Udmurt
4.3.2.1	Mari (Cheremis)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.3.3.1	Kazan (Middle Volga) Tatars
4.3.3.2	Bashkirs
5.1.3.1	Abkhaz
5.1.3.2	Abaza (Abazins)
5.1.3.3	Cherkassians, Adyghe, Kabardin
5.1.4.1	Karachays, Balkar
5.1.4.2	Ossetians
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.1.5.3	Kumyk, Terekemen
5.1.6.1	Ingush
5.1.7.1	Avar, Andi, Karata, Akhvakh
5.1.7.3	Dargin (Dargwa), incl. Müregin, Khürkilin, Kubachi
5.1.8.1	Terek Cossacks
5.3.1.4	Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia
5.4.3.4	Sarikoli
5.4.3.5	Wakhi, Ishkashimi (including Sanglich), Munji
5.4.4.2	Dards (Kalash, Kho, Kohistani, Shina, Pashai)
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.5.1.3	Kirghiz
5.5.2.2	Yugur (Sarïg Yogïr, Yellow Uyghur)
5.5.2.5	Salars
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
5.6.2.11	Gujarati
5.6.2.14	Bengali, Maithili
5.6.2.4	Balahi; Lambadi (Banjara)
5.6.2.5	Bhils (incl Barela-Bhilala), Pardhi, Kokna, Parwa
6.2.2.8	Bhutan
6.2.3.2	SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.2.4.2	Rawang, Dulong; Anong, Drung
6.3.1.1	Burmese, Intha
6.3.1.4	Thai of Thailand
6.3.1.5	Lao
6.3.1.6	Thai of Vietnam, Tai Lue, Khao (Kho, Tai Don, White Tai), Tai Dam (Black Tai), Nung; Buyi; Shui
6.3.2.10	Viet, Muong
6.3.2.4	Katu (Ködu); Bru (incl. Van Kieu, Khua)
6.3.2.9	Tjam, Ede, Jörai (Jarai)
6.4.1.3	Semang, Senoi
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
6.4.3.5	Kubu
6.4.3.7	Mentawai
6.4.5.3	Bali, Lombok
6.4.6.1	Minahasa (incl. Tondano, Tentemboan), Bantik
6.4.6.2	Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
6.4.6.4	Bugi, Macassar
6.4.7.3	Negrito (incl. Mamanwa)
6.4.7.5	Mindanao: 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
6.4.8.10	Northern Halmahera Papuans: Galela, Loda, Pagu, Modole, Tabaru (Tobaru), Tobelo, Tidore, Ternate
6.4.8.4	Timor: Amarasi, Tetum, Meto, Atoni (incl Mollo), Kédang (Lomblen island), Leti Islands (Leti, Moa, Lakor)
6.4.8.9	Sangir Islands
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
7.1.2.2	New Guinea Northern Lowland Papuan groups (Trans New Guinea and unclassified): Komba, Gimi, Susure, Orokaiva, Bogadjim, Ngain, Bargam, Nankina, Yupta Valley, Urawa Valley, Pondoma (Anam)
7.1.4.1	Saibai, Dauan, Boigu, Badu, Waraber, Wet, Warei, Dauar, Badu, Moa
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
7.1.5.3	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
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)
7.1.6.1	Melanesians and Papuans of Central Solomons: Vella la Vella (Bilua language), Shortland islands (Mono language), San Cristobal, Saint Georgia, Eddystone, Vangunu
7.1.6.2	Southern Solomons: southern part of Santa Ysabel (Bughotu), Guadalcanal, San Cristobal, Malaita (Kwaio people), Ulawa
7.1.6.5	Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
7.2.1.3	Tuvalu (Ellice)
7.2.1.4	Samoa
7.2.1.5	Tonga
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
7.2.3.1	Society Islands: Tahiti, Borabora, Raiatea
7.2.3.3	Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
7.2.3.4	Tuamotu, incl Pukapuka (different from Pukapuka in Cook Islands), Vahitahi, Anaa, Hao, Fangatau
7.2.3.7	Hawaii
7.2.3.8	Easter Island
7.2.4.2	Palau (Western Carolines)
7.2.5.6	Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
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
8.1.3.2	Kimberley Plateau: Gwini, Roebuck Bay, Forest River tribes, Drysdale River tribes, Njulnjul, Ungarinyin, Unambal, Bad (Baada)
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.1.2	Southern Altai: Teleut
9.1.1.3	Northern Altai: Chelkan, Kumanda, Tubalar
9.1.1.4	Siberian Tatars
9.1.2.1	Shor
9.1.2.2	Khakas
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.3.3	Tofa (Karagas)
9.1.4.1	Buryats: Western (Cis-Baikal)
9.1.4.2	Buryats: Eastern (Trans-Baikal, Mongolia and Inner Mongolia)
9.1.5.1	Darkhad
9.1.5.2	Oirats (incl Torgouts, Derbets, Oilots)
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
9.1.5.6	Monguor (Tu), Shirongol
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.10.1.4	Oroch
9.10.1.5	Uilta (Orok)
9.10.1.6	Negidal
9.10.2.1	Nivkh
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.2.1.2	Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.1.2	Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks)
9.2.2.1	Kets
9.2.2.2	Yughs
9.2.2.3	Southern Selkups
9.2.2.4	Northern Selkups
9.2.3.1	Tundra Nenets
9.2.3.2	Forest Nenets
9.2.3.3	Enets
9.2.3.4	Nganasans
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.1.2	Dolgans
9.3.1.3	Western Yakuts (Sakha): Olekma and Vilyuy Basins
9.3.1.4	Northwestern Yakuts (Sakha): Yessey, Anabar, Olenyok and Lower Lena Basins
9.3.1.5	Northeastern Yakuts (Sakha): Yana, Indigirka and Kolyma Basins
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki
9.3.2.6	Tungus/Evenki of Nercha - Chita area
9.3.3.1	Tungus.Evenki) of Russian Far East
9.3.3.2	Tungus (Evenki) of China (Solon, Birar, Oroqen, Manegir)
9.3.4.1	Evens (Lamuts)