h39


Motif

Motif code: 
h39
Name_eng: 
Snakes become dangerous (the spilled poison)
Description: 

Certain creatures (snakes, insects) get access to special substance that proved to be out of control and become poisonous or immortal; creatures obtain their characteristics (usually becomes poisonous) after drinking or licking a particular medicine

Name_rus: 
Змеи становятся ядовитыми (пролитый яд)
Description_rus: 
Опасные ныне твари (змеи, насекомые) проглатывают оказавшуюся без контроля субстанцию и в результате становятся ядовитыми или бессмертными; существа обретают свою природу (обычно становятся ядовитыми), выпив или слизав особое зелье
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
07 Etiology of plants and animals and of their peculiar features, particular animals as protagonists of cosmological stories, metamorphoses, weather and calendar
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: 
17

Linked traditions:
Sara, incl. Ngambaye (Ngambaï), Mbaï
Yoruba; incl Ife), Nupe, Bini (Edo), Engenni, Chamba, Dakka, Kukuruku
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
Karen, Pa-O, Padaung, Kayah
Khmu (Kammu), Puoc
Mikir (Karbi)
Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
Tuvinians of Tuva
Yurok
Muisca, Muzo
Yupa (Yukpa)
Yanomamo (Yanoama): Yanomam, Yanomami
Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
Yagua
Ticuna (Tucuna)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: k8f Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: k27n3a1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 2 Weight: 500
Motif: f84 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: c30d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: e19 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: k11b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: a12g Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: i5a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i50c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: m199g2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: c37 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: l77 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: l26 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: e9b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: m7a1 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250
Motif: m11b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: g27 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 8 Weight: 250