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Motif

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:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
12.3.3.1	Okanagon, Sanpoil
12.3.3.4	Flathead
12.5.2.2	Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga)
14.1.2.2	Aztec; Aztec and Teotihuacan iconography
14.1.5.1	Tzotzil
14.1.6.1	Yucatec, Itza; pre-Columbian Mayan iconography of Yucatan
14.1.6.2	Lacandon
15.3.5.2	Kabiyari, Yukuna (Yucuna)
15.5.2.3	Shipibo, Conibo, Setebo
15.5.4.1	Bolivian Guarani: Chiriguano (including assimilated Chane Arawaks), Pauserna (=Guarasu), Guarayu, Tapiete
15.6.3.4	Nambikwara
3.5.1.2	Bulgarians
3.5.3.1	Hungarians
3.5.3.2	Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians
4.2.1.1	Scandinavians: early written sources ("Edda"; Saxo Grammaticus etc.); Gothland picture stones; Ancient Germans (Late Bronze Age in Scandinavia)
4.3.2.2	Mordvins
4.3.2.3	Chuvash
4.3.3.2	Bashkirs
5.1.1.1	Kalmyk
5.1.5.2	Nogai
5.2.1.1	Georgians
5.5.1.1	Kazakh
5.6.2.1	Hindi-speaking peoples and casts (incl. Teli, Parahiya; incl. Chhattisgarhi) of Northern and West-Central India
6.2.3.2	SW Arunachal Pradesh: Sherdukpen, Tawang (Monpas), Aka (Hrusso), Miji
6.2.3.4	Northern Naga: Konyak (incl. Tangsa), Lungshang, Wancho, Nokte, Moclum, Lunshan, Chang, Maring, Naga of Myanmar
6.2.4.1	Kachin (Jingpho), Chak, Maru
6.3.2.6	Khmu (Kammu), Puoc
6.4.2.1	Malay; Temuan (incl Mantra or Mentra), Jakun (Moken)
6.4.3.2	Batak (Toba, Dairi)
6.4.4.1	Ot Danum, Ngaju, Maanyan (Ma'anyan)
9.1.1.1	Southern Altai: Altai proper (Altai-Kiji), Telengit
9.1.1.2	Southern Altai: Teleut
9.1.2.2	Khakas
9.1.3.1	Tuvinians of Tuva
9.1.5.3	Mongols (Khalkha)
9.10.1.1	Nanai
9.10.1.2	Olcha (Ulch)
9.10.1.3	Udeghe
9.2.1.1	Mansi
9.2.2.3	Southern Selkups
9.2.2.4	Northern Selkups
9.2.3.4	Nganasans
9.3.1.1	Central Yakuts (Sakha)
9.3.2.1	Western Tungus/Evenki: Podkamennaya Tunguska, Katanga, Nepa, Kamenka, Upper Lena
9.3.2.3	Baikal RegionTungus/Evenki