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Motif

Name_eng:

Water creature full of fish

Description:

Anaconda or a water monster has live fish or animals inside; is father of the fish; all fish emerge from its body

Name_rus:

Водное существо наполнено рыбой

Description_rus:

Внутри змея или иного водного существа находятся водные животные или живая рыба; водный монстр производит рыбу на свет, является хозяином рыбы; превращается во множество рыб

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

Motif analysis result tradition count all:

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Linked traditions:

Areal ID	Tradition
12.6.3.1	Pomo
14.1.6.2	Lacandon
14.4.2.1	Northern Peru: Costa (Spanish speaking communities from Ecuadorian border till Ancash and Huanuco departments included; Moche pre-Columbian iconography; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.4	Pasco, Junin, Huancavelica departments: Central Peru, Sierra (Kechua-speaking communities in Spanish sources XVI-XVII centuries)
14.4.2.5	Ica department, Costa (Spanish-speaking communities; Spanish sources of XVI-XVII centuries; Topara, Paracas and Nazca pre-Columbian iconography)
15.1.1.2	Sicuani
15.1.1.3	Cuiva
15.1.2.1	Makiritare (Yecuana)
15.1.3.2	Sanema
15.2.3.6	Guiana Kariña, Kaliña, Galibi
15.3.1.1	Siona, Secoya, Coreguaje
15.3.4.2	Barasana, Taibano, Macuna
15.3.5.1	Tariana
15.3.5.5	Baniwa (incl. Wakuenai), Bare, Piapoco, Curripaco, Siusi, Guarikena
15.4.1.2	Mura (Pirahã)
15.5.2.6	Amahuaca, Cashinahua, Sharanahua, Yaminahua, Yawanahua, Capanahua)
15.6.2.1	Kamayura
16.1.3.1	Nivakle (=Chulupi, Ashluslay, Ajlujlay)
16.1.4.3	Toba (incl Pilaga)