i8e1 | MapsOfMyths

Name_eng:

Four supports of the world

Description:

The sky or the earth rests upon four or five (cardinal points and the center) supports of any kind (poles, mountains, giants)

Name_rus:

Опоры мира: четыре

Description_rus:

Небо или землю поддерживают, либо по четырем сторонам света расположены четыре (или четыре группы) либо пять (четыре по сторонам и один в центре) столбов, гор, канатов или антропоморфных существ

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:

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:

112

Stith Thompson ID:

A841

Areal ID	Tradition
1.3.2.2	Biu-Mandara: Margi, Kilba, Bura, Kera, Karekare (Kerri-Kerri), Bachama, Zulgo, Giziga, Hdi, Kapsiki, Mandara (incl Mukulehe, Matakam), Mofu (Mofu-Gudur), Somrai (Sibine, Shibha)
10.2.1.1	Early Chinese written sources
10.2.2.3	Sichuan Chinese
10.2.2.6	Henan and Hubei 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
10.2.3.4	Miao (Hmong) and Yao of Southern China
10.2.3.5	Meo (Hmong) of Thailand, Laos and Northern Vietnam
10.2.4.1	Koreans; Goguryeo
11.1.2.1	Chukchi
11.2.2.2	North Alaskan Inupiat
11.2.3.2	Copper
12.4.1.1	Winnebago
12.6.1.6	Wailaki, Mattole, Lassik, Sinkyone, Cahto
12.6.1.7	Yuki (Yuki proper, Coastal Yuki, Huchnob)
12.6.2.2	Achomavi
12.6.3.1	Pomo
12.8.1.2	Zuni
12.8.1.3	Western Keres (Acoma, Laguna)
12.8.2.1	Eastern Keres (Cochiti, Sia, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Santa Ana, Paguate, Seama)
12.8.2.2	Tewa (San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Nambé; Hano), Tiwa (Taos, Picuris; Sandia, Isleta), Towa (Jemez)
12.8.3.1	Navajo
12.8.3.5	Western Apache (White Mountain, San Carlos)
12.8.4.2	Diegueño: Ipai, Tipai, Kamia (Kumeai)
12.8.4.6	Kiliwa
13.1.4.3	Santee
13.2.1.1	Pawnee
13.3.1.1	Shawnee
13.3.4.1	Cherokee
14.1.1.1	Warihio (Guarijío), Tarahumara
14.1.1.4	Huichol
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.2.5	Pame, Jonaz (Chichimeca-Jonaz), Mazahua, Otomi
14.1.2.6	Huastec (Teenek)
14.1.3.1	Tepehua, Totonac
14.1.3.2	Gulf Nahuatl
14.1.3.3	Sayula Popoluca (=Veracruz Mixe), Sierra Popoluca, Veracruz Zoque
14.1.4.1	Chinantec, Mazatec
14.1.4.6	Huave
14.1.4.7	Chontal
14.1.4.8	Zoque; Izapa iconography (I millennium BC)
14.1.5.1	Tzotzil
14.1.5.3	Chol; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography
14.1.5.4	Chorti
14.1.6.1	Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
14.1.6.2	Lacandon
14.1.6.3	Kekchi; Mopan
14.1.7.1	Tzutujil
14.1.7.3	Tojolabal, Chuj, Jacalteca, Kanjobal, Mocho (incl Tuzantec), Acatec
14.2.1.2	Jicaque
14.2.1.3	Paya (Pech), Sumu, Misquito
14.3.2.1	Kogi (Cagaba), Sanha, Creols of Aritama Valley
14.3.4.2	Yupa (Yukpa)
14.3.4.4	Tunebo
15.1.2.5	Hoti
15.2.2.1	Warao
15.2.4.5	Kaxuyana (Warikyana, Arikena)
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.4.3	Desana, Siriano; Tatuyo, Bara, Tuyuca
15.4.4.2	Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
15.5.2.3	Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo
15.5.3.1	Tacana
15.5.4.3	Ese’ejja
15.7.3.2	Guarani: different groups of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina including Apapocuva, Kaiowá, Mbyá, Chiripá (=Ñandeva)
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.4.4	Mocovi; Kechua of Santiago del Estero with probable Guaikuruan substratum; Abipon
3.1.1.1	Ancient Egypt
3.1.2.1	Arabs of Egypt
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
3.5.1.1	Greeks (modern)
3.5.1.3	Macedonians
3.5.2.2	Serbs, Monte Negro,
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
3.5.4.1	Gagauz
4.1.2.1	Ukrainians: Western dialects to the East of Carpathians
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.2.4.2	Estonians
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.5.2.2	Yugur (Sarïg Yogïr, Yellow Uyghur)
5.6.1.1	Indian literary tradition (Vedic, Brahman, Purana, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Panchtantra, Jatakas); iconography of Hindu temples
5.6.2.6	Warli
5.6.3.4	Tamil, Muthuvan, Marvar
6.1.1.10	Tribal groups and castes that speak Aryan languages: Dhoba (Dhobi), Halba (Halbi, Pentia), Bhunjia, Lohar (Luhar, Luhara), Kahar, Kamar (Paharia)
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)
6.1.1.7	Bondo, Didayi (Gata')
6.1.2.2	Kond (Khond, Kondh; language is Kui, incl Kuttia, Konda-Dora), Koya; Pengo
6.2.1.1	Central Tibetans (Yu Tsang, incl. Sikkim Tibetans, Tichurong of NW Nepal)
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
6.2.3.5	Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
6.2.3.7	Mikir (Karbi)
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.1.3	Shan
6.3.2.8	Wa (incl Kawa), Bulang
6.4.4.5	Palawan (incl Agutaynen)
6.4.7.1	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
6.4.7.2	Southern Luzon: Pampango, Pangacian, Sambal, Tagal, Tayabas; Calamian
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
6.4.8.2	Sumba, Savu Islands
7.2.2.1	Maori, Moriori (Chatam Islands)
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
7.2.5.7	Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Nauru, Banaba (Ocean island)
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.1.2	Southern Altai: Teleut
9.1.3.3	Tofa (Karagas)
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
9.3.2.4	Ilimpii Tungus/Evenki