i26


Motif

Motif code: 
i26
Name_eng: 
Dangers on the way of souls
Description: 

On its way to the Beyond, a soul has to defend itself or divert attention of guards who wait for it giving presents to them

Name_rus: 
Опасности на пути душ
Description_rus: 
На пути в иной мир душа должна отвлечь внимание его стражей подарками или защититься от нападения
Motif type: 
Cosmology and etiology
Motif group: 
08 Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
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: 
18
ATU ID: 
Stith Thompson ID: 

Linked traditions:
Dogon
Central Vanuatu: Espiritu Santo, Araki, Aore, Maewo, Malekula, Vao, Efate (Vate), Shepherd Islands, Nguna, Mae, Ambrim, Pentecost, Oba (=Aoba, East Ambae, Lepers'), Omba
Marshall Islands, incl Ailinglapalap, Arno, Jaluit, Kili, Lae, Maloelap, Majuro, Ratak, Wotho, Ujae, Jaluit (=Jalooj), Namdrik
Chin-Naga: Ao, Mao, Sema, Zeme, Liangmai, Kolren, Kom, Lhota, Rengma, Angami, Kabui, Tangkhul, Koirenf
Garo (Atchik), Kachari (Bodo, incl. Lalung), Dimasa, Tripuri, Riang (of Tripura), Khami, Riga, Mori
Tofa (Karagas)
Reindeer Koryak
Mohegan (incl Pequot)
Eastern Ojibwa (Missisauga, Timagami and other groups in eastern Ontario)
Cherokee
Huichol
Oaxaca Mixe
Lacandon
Paya (Pech), Sumu, Misquito
Kamayura
Jiangsu and Zhejang Chinese
Shandong Chinese
Arakan, Chakma, Khyang

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: b6a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: e40 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: c6i1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: h24g Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: h7g2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 3 Weight: 333
Motif: e9b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 7 Weight: 286
Motif: b42o1 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: m3b Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: m38a2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: c8a2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: k15c Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: g14 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 4 Weight: 250
Motif: i31 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 13 Weight: 231
Motif: k56a8 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 18 Weight: 222
Motif: l39a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 9 Weight: 222
Motif: a9 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: h14 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 10 Weight: 200
Motif: c39a Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200
Motif: k65c2 Shared traditions: 1 All traditions: 5 Weight: 200