i12


Motif

Motif code: 
i12
Name_eng: 
The world axis
Description: 

A tree or post pierces and unites different layers of the universe

Name_rus: 
Мировая ось
Description_rus: 
Дерево, столб с ветвями, редко – гладкий столб соединяет ярусы мироздания
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)
Motif analysis result tradition count all: 
45
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Batak (Toba, Dairi)
Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
Khmu (Kammu), Puoc
SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
Northern Naga: Konyak (incl. Tangsa), Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar
Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
Hungarians
Bulgarians
Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
Nogai
Georgians
Kalmyk
Kazakh
Bashkirs
Mordvins
Chuvash
Mansi
Mongols (Khalkha)
Tuvinians of Tuva
Khakas
Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
Nganasans
Southern Selkups
Northern Selkups
Central Yakuts (Sakha)
Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki
Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
Udeghe
Nanai
Olcha (Ulch)
Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
Okanagon, Sanpoil
Flathead
Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
Tzotzil
Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
Lacandon
Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo
Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
Nambikwara
Southern Altai: Teleut

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: e1e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 2 Weight: 1000
Motif: b47a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 6 Weight: 833
Motif: m78e Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: l17a2 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: l108f Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 4 Weight: 750
Motif: m130 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 10 Weight: 700
Motif: l94d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: l5g Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: i91 Shared traditions: 10 All traditions: 15 Weight: 667
Motif: k181a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: c6c2 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: i132 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 6 Weight: 667
Motif: b109a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: f100a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m39a2e Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: i27d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: i55b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: m199g2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667
Motif: h7g2 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 3 Weight: 667