h16


Motif

Name_eng: 
Rivers of tears
Description: 

Rivers of tears exist in the other world. Tears shed on earth fill there big containers

Name_rus: 
Реки слез
Description_rus: 
В ином мире есть реки слез. Пролитые на земле слезы наполняют там крупные емкости
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
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: 
21
Stith Thompson ID: 
A671.2.2.

Linked traditions:
Areal IDTradition
3.3.1.5Basques
11.2.1.4Central Yupik
12.1.1.1Ingalik (Der Hit’an)
5.4.1.1Iranian literary tradition (including Avesta, Pahlevi scripts, Šah-nāmeh, Marzbān-nāmeh); Zoroastrians of Iran, Indian Parsees
5.5.1.1Kazakh
5.5.1.3Kirghiz
14.3.2.1Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.1.6.2Lacandon
4.2.5.2Lithuanians
3.3.2.5Maltese
3.3.1.2Portuguese
14.1.7.2Quiche, Achí, Cakchiquel, Pocomchi, Pocomam
14.1.3.3Sayula Popoluca (=Veracruz Mixe), Sierra Popoluca, Veracruz Zoque
9.1.2.1Shor
9.1.1.1Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
3.3.1.1Spain
12.2.1.2Tlingit
6.4.6.2Toraja (Toradja), To Mori, Barée (=Eastern Toraja)
5.4.2.10Turkmen
9.1.3.1Tuvinians of Tuva
4.3.1.2Udmurt

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: m78e Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: k27u2 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: f100a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: k127b Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 7 Weight: 571
Motif: b32a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: k27n3a1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: i22g1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k38b1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m109d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: m11b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k80c3 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 8 Weight: 500
Motif: b47a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 6 Weight: 500
Motif: a1a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: k109 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 7 Weight: 429
Motif: i20b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: b42h2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k67g Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: m39a2e Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: h7g2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333