h44a


Motif

Motif code: 
h44a
Name_eng: 
Sky and Earth divide their children
Description: 

Two persons, one of whom is connected with the sky (water, spirit world) and another with the earth (human world), divide their child or people created by them. Sky (spirit, Water) takes the imperishable part, and Earth (person), the perishable one

Name_rus: 
Один творит душу, другой тело
Description_rus: 
Два персонажа, связанные один с небом или водой, а другой с землей либо с миром духов и миром людей, делят рожденного ими ребенка или созданных ими людей. Небо (Вода, дух) забирает нетленную часть, Земля (человек) – тленную
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
03 Cosmogony, the earth and the sky, etiology of the elements, natural and biological phenomena (fire, water, soil, thunderstorms, dream, etc.), cataclysms and cosmic threats, spirits of nature
Motif analysis result: 
1. Only those Old World motifs that are not found in America besides among the Aleuts, Eskimo and Northern Athabaskans.
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: 
7

Linked traditions:
Malagasy
Southern Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga, Atiu, Iatutakim Pukapuka, Tubuai (=Austral Islands, incl Rapa)
Northern Luzon: Apayao, Bontoc, Nabaloi (Ibaloi), Ifugao, Igorot (highland people, not specified), Ilocan, Ilongot, Isneg, Kalinga, Kankanay, Tingian (Tinggian, Bilongan Itneg); Ibanag, Kasiguran Agta, Keley-i Kallahan
Northern Taiwan: Atayal (Tayal; Taruko (Toda, Taokas, Torok, Taroko), Pazeh, Sedeq (Sediq, Seedeq, Sazek), Saisiyat (Saixia); Kawalan
Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
Kirati (Kiranti): Rai (incl Thulung), Limbu, Newar
Maldives

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b121 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: i50c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: l39b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: k8aa Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: c6g Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: m23a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: h43ab Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: l81d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 10 Weight: 200
Motif: m170b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: k65c2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: a12g Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: i81a1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: m75b3 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: f100 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: i4e Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: m195b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: l127 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: h9a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 6 Weight: 167
Motif: h44 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 25 Weight: 160