j10 | MapsOfMyths

j10

Motif

Motif code:

j10

Name_eng:

Insect’s bite

Description:

A woman loses her way after being bitter by insect (wasp, bee, ant). She accuses her unborn sons of being the cause of the bite and/or slaps herself on her abdomen to punish the sons or to kill the insect. As a consequence her sons are offended and do not show her the correct way anymore

Name_rus:

Укус осы

Description_rus:

Женщина теряет дорогу после того, как ее кусает оса (либо пчела, муравей, змея). Она хлопает себя по животу (либо чтобы убить насекомое, либо чтобы наказать своих еще не родившихся сыновей, из-за которых она пошла срывать цветок и была укушена). Обиженные сыновья замолкают, переставая указывать путь

Motif type:

Adventures and tricks

Motif group:

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:

13

ATU ID:

Stith Thompson ID:

Linked traditions:
Warao
Trio
Locono
Wayana, Aparai
Wayapi, Emerillon
Napo (Quijo), Kanelo (“Jungle Kechua”)
Zaparo
Yagua
Urubu (Urubu-Kaapor)
Tenetehara
Piro (Yine)
Chacobo
Guarani: different groups of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina including Apapocuva, Kaiowá, Mbyá, Chiripá (=Ñandeva)

Motifs correlation (top 20):
Motif: j11 Shared traditions: 12 All traditions: 18 Weight: 667
Motif: j9 Shared traditions: 11 All traditions: 21 Weight: 524
Motif: l7b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 4 Weight: 500
Motif: m14a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 11 Weight: 455
Motif: l88 Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: l39a Shared traditions: 4 All traditions: 9 Weight: 444
Motif: i63 Shared traditions: 7 All traditions: 16 Weight: 438
Motif: l12 Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: f43b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: b42d Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 5 Weight: 400
Motif: j15b Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: j33a Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: k27h Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 8 Weight: 375
Motif: e9g Shared traditions: 6 All traditions: 17 Weight: 353
Motif: b34 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333
Motif: m6b Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: j50a Shared traditions: 2 All traditions: 6 Weight: 333
Motif: l44a Shared traditions: 5 All traditions: 15 Weight: 333
Motif: e16 Shared traditions: 3 All traditions: 9 Weight: 333