B47. Pleiades and cold.

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Pleiades or another group of stars have once appeared or are regularly the cause of extreme cold. (The Pleiades reach their heliactic approach in May-June; in the Northern Hemisphere they are best seen in winter).

Australia. Northeast South Australia [The Pleiades are beautiful sisters, their bodies are covered with icicles; they go west to prepare a parking lot for their husbands, their husbands are Orion; during the season when they drop icicles, freezing land]: Mountford, Roberts 1972:38 in Waterman 1987, No. 300:35; anyamatana [Pleiade women camp for husbands, husbands set up Orion; they have a bag like a kangaroo; their bodies and bags are full white crystals; in winter they fall to the ground from their bags, through their eyes, nose and vulva; at the same time, two heavenly people open the door to the sky so that shamans can use them (i.e. the Pleiades?) see]: Mountford 1939:103-104 in Waterman 1987, No. 300:35; Yualarai [seven Pleiade sisters are beautiful, their bodies shine with icicles; Berei-Berei boys (Orion's Belt and Sword) watch them find and they collect honey; old Varunna kidnapped two girls, tried to melt their icicles, but only extinguished the fire; they returned to heaven to their sisters, but V.'s fire made them dimmer than others; BB died of grief, too They rose to heaven; at night they dance to the Pleiades sing; once a year, the Pleiades throw ice on the ground; a piece of ice is pressed against the children's noses, a bone or straw is inserted into their noses; a relative of the Pleiades laughs, Watching two sisters run away from W.; he still laughs, he's the Laughing Star (Venus); when it's thunder in winter, it's the Pleiades swimming]: Parker 1965:123-125.

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Kalmyks [a righteous boy sheltered a Gelung monk; the boy is instructed to follow the camel; the 7 thieves he meets ask for information about their future rebirth; answer: they must turn into 7 stars; in front of the boy, thieves turn into stars (Ursa Major) and at the same time steal one of the Pleiades stars (Mchn); the stolen star is near the third of the seven stars; if only a star The Pleiades were not stolen, all living things would freeze in winter]: Bakaeva 2009:68; Ingush (recorded from an exiled Ingush in Irkutsk) [Pleiades - Chugayger; this constellation is cold; if it did not exist, there would be neither winter nor snow]: Potanin 1893:324.

(Wed. Baltoscandia. Sami [Forbus included in its questionnaire for collecting Sami folklore: Did you worship the Pleiades to give them warm weather?] : Reutersköld 1910 in Holmberg 1927:418).

Volga - Perm. The Bashkirs ["If the Stozhara constellation has risen, the days will get colder"]: Khisamitdinova 2010:245.

Turkestan. The Kazakhs [Urkör (Pleiades) consisted of 12 stars, it was eternal winter; the animals decided to catch W., chased; the horse caught four stars, trampled; the camel - two; six fell under the hooves cows, but because of their duality they escaped; therefore, six months in winter; to angry animals, the cow replied that it is better to walk in the freezing cold than in the heat; cows are not afraid of frost]: Potanin 1916, No. 27:116 (=1972:54-55); the Kyrgyz [seven robbers kidnapped the Pleiades Daughter; the Golden Kol refused to catch up with them, the Pleiades are still chasing the Seven Robbers (Ursa Major) who hide kidnapped; having lost her daughter, the Pleiades radiate only cold from grief; when seen in the sky, the nights are cold]: Brudny, Eshmambetov 1989:373-374 (=Ledenev 1987:332).

Southern Siberia - Mongolia. Altaians [Mechin consisted of 12 stars, it descended to the ground in summer; if in a swampy place, summer was rainy, if it was dry, everything burned out from the heat; the Cow and the Horse noticed Mechin, the Cow crushed the stars with its hoof, but 6 got out, returned to heaven; if all 12 stars had been crushed, winter would not be so cold]: Katash 1978:18-19; Khakas [eternal summer first; Irlik Khan created the Pleiades from which the cold spread; Ah-Khudai decided to get rid of his underground brother's creation; summoned the horse and asked him to smash the hellish creature with a hoof so that it would fall into the ground; AH heard the request the cow pushed the horse away: "Despite my split hoof, I am much heavier than you"; the cow hit the Pleiades with its hoof and broke it into 7 pieces, but the cold-emitting creature rose through the hole in its hoof to heaven and turned into Pleiades]: Butanayev 2003:48; Southern and Western Tuvans [when the Pleiades had seven stars, it was very cold on earth; when they took one star, it got warmer]: Alekseev 1980:90 ; Tuvans: Kurbatsky 2001 [the appearance of Yger meant the proximity of cold weather, and disappearance meant the onset of a warm season; in the Pleiades mystery, "a Karaganda who blooms not in summer, but in winter"]: 102; Potanin 1883, No. 37c [the constellation Ugar used to be on earth; the Horse and the Cow were arguing about who to crush him; the cow came first, W. went to heaven through a split hoof]: 203; Khalkha-Mongols (Dunsurun) [two they want to destroy the third, hard-working brother; he leaves; consistently meets and comrades 1) listening to the conversation of sinners in hell; 2) easily catching up with an antelope; 3) knocking down from the sky with an arrow stars; 4) a thief stealing eggs from under a female crow; 5) piling mountains on top of each other; 6) drinking and belching the sea; the hero returns to his brothers, who became khans; the thief replaces kegs with good and poisoned wine (one khan survives); the strongman wins the fight; the rest learn about the attempt to blow them up in the palace, prevent it; becomes the seven stars of the Ursa Major; it was cold, in The Mechin (Pleiades) had 7 stars; twins steal one, it's getting warmer; the stolen star is visible from the second star of the bucket]: Benningsen 1912:55-57; the Mongols (Kuytun-Nor Lake) [Michit seven stars they sent cold; Erke Mergen promised to hit everyone with one shot or turn into a groundhog; shot down only one star, now Michit is six; E. became a tarbagan]: Potanin 1919a, No. 4.4:17-18; the Mongols ( central Mongolia) [Michigan (Pleiades) was underground/in the ground (?) ; there were 8 suns on earth; a Mongolian cow was thirsty, stepped on the star Michigan with its hoof, which rose to heaven, it became cold; since then it is said that the Mongols made the earth cold; this a star only happens in winter]: Mongolian expedition of the Russian State University for the Humanities, western August 23, 2007; darkhats [- And the legends about the Pleiades, about Orion? /- I know a little bit. The Pleiades and Orion were initially underground. At that time, 8 suns came out, which warmed the earth terribly. It was very hot and hard. The Mongolian cow's nose dried up and could hardly stand it. - What should I do? How hot it is! - With these words, she walked on clay soil. Following her trail, the Pleiades and Orion took to heaven. At that time, it became very cold on the ground. After that, people began to say: - Because of this Mongolian cow, the Pleiades came out and it became terribly cold]: (S.Yu. Neklyudov's expedition); Oirats (durbuts): Potanin 1883, No. 37a [when Mechin ( Pleiades) was on the ground, it was eternal warmth; the Camel and the Cow thought to crush him; Camel had a wide leg, but the Cow came first; M. slipped through her split hoof, went to heaven; when rises (i.e. in winter) - cold], 37b [Sword let snow, hunger, pestilence on cattle; hid in ash; the Cow came before Camel; M. split into 6 stars, went to heaven; because of this, it was cold; The camel is still in the ash, thinking of crushing M.]: 203.

Eastern Siberia. Central Yakuts: Alekseev 1980 [in Olonkho "Uluu Kudangsa", the great cold is falling on earth; a shaman rises to heaven, breaks one of the Pleiades; it gets warmer]: 90; Ksenofontov 1992a [1) Mytakh heritage of the West Kangalas Ulus; the shaman had a rope that he held on to when he was camping with Uluu-Toyonu; one day, a planet appeared in the sky that reduced fertility lands, grass stopped growing, famine came, and in winter it was cold from the west; the shaman came to the one who sent this planet; dressed in wolf Doha and put an ax in his belt; the campaign lasted nine days; kamlay, the shaman held on to his rope; for seven days and nights he cut something with his ax, ice fell on the ground from the sky; as a result, he became all icy and dirty; when he descended from the sky, he said that separated the planet; life on earth has become better; 2) The 2nd Oduninsky Nasleg of the West Kangalas Ulus; a cholbon star appeared in the sky, which causes the winter season to lengthen and the frost to increase; this cholbon met the Pleiades and delayed their course; this increased their frosty breath; the coming summer promised to be cold; people turned to the shaman Agdag and persuaded him to commit he dressed like winter, put his ax in his belt, and ascended to heaven to Cholbontoy-Toyon, who was sending cholbon; prayed to heaven; then, standing in a yurt, began to cut something with his own with an ax; everyone ran out into the yard and saw that the cholbon sparks were falling; the cholbon disappeared; the shaman descended to the ground all icy and covered with snow]: 238-240; 1995 [Yakuts associate winter frost with Pleiades due to the coincidence of their high standing with winter; the name "Yurgel" seems to come from "Yurguer" - a frosty trend]: 239; Kulakovsky 1979 [about the Pleiades (Urgel) exists the following legend; shaman Chachygyr Taas oyuun said before the campaign that he would cut down the Pleiades (to the sky), forbade everyone to look at the sky and the Pleiades during his actions; he was all in the midst of the camp frosty, so I'll cut it already; one woman could not overcome her curiosity, secretly looked out the window of the barn into which cattle feces were being thrown; saw fire sparks falling from the Pleiades; suspended his actions and stated that a sinful mortal prevented the felling of the Pleiades with his eyes and that he had reduced only two of the 9 Pleiades; since then, winter had become less severe]: 14; Pekarsky, Popov 1928 ["Pleiades can cause winter. When a star appeared at the end of January 1892, passing through Venus and closing last, the Yakuts thought that a second Venus had appeared. According to them, if one Venus passes near another, it can be good. If the stars sit on top of each other, frosts or even disasters occur. If Venus and the Pleiades meet together as if they are rubbing against each other, bad weather must rage, cold and wind will come"]: 4-5; Pripuzov 1885 (West-Kangalas Ulus) [Pleiades make winter;" in autumn, when it appears, it is cold, and in spring, when it leaves, it is warm"; the shaman ascended to heaven and began to cut the Pleiades's "traction"; as a result, they began to move faster and winter became shorter; the stars were formed from those chips that flew off when the Pleiades were cut by a shaman]: 63; Seroshevsky 1896 [Cholbon (Venus) is the beautiful mistress of the Devil's son Jurgel (Pleiades); at first she had a tail; when they they strive for each other, storms and snowstorms occur; when they merge, snow falls on the fathom in the middle of summer, all living things will die]: 668; Tolokonsky 1914, No. 112:88-89 (retelling in Ergis 1974:134) [1) Malaya The bear was big, covered the sun and moon; a terrible cold came; a shaman girl (she is the first shaman in the world), a pupil of the formidable celestial Uluu Toyona, undertook to save people; before she asked not a single woman to look at her; the stone ascended to heaven and began to break the Little Bear into small particles; at the moment when she collected sparkling fragments, small particles in her mouth, sprayed the sky with them, installing a system of stars, one woman could not help but curiosity, looked through the Chaughton window into the sky; the uda'an girl fainted, the Bear was not completely left defeated; someday the Ursa Minor will increase in volume and then life on earth will end; 2) Cholbon (Venus) and the Pleiades will also send cold to the ground; in cold winter, the first Yakut, a shaman Chachygyr Taas (in one option, at the insistence of the wealthy ancestor Uluu Kudangs), cut down Cholbon's attachment to the sky so that he sinks into the lower world; cf. Kulakovsky]; northeastern Yakuts: Gorokhov 1882 (the place of recording is not specified; most likely, Verkhoyansky District, where N.S. Gorokhov was born and lived) ["The Pleiades are called Yurgal - a product, duvalka. By the name, it can be assumed that the Pleiades Yakuts considered the cause of the cold. And in fairy tales, one of the knights "sewed mittens for himself from thirty pairs of wolf paws to shut up the yurgal when it blows cold and cold"]: 36 (paraphrase in Holmberg 1927:418).

(Wed. Amur - Sakhalin. The Udege people [seven twin girls flew to heaven, became the Pleiades (Nada Aziga); the hunter saw the sisters go down, left their clothes on the rocks, swam into the sea; hid the clothes alone, that I had to marry him; children were born; one day his wife saw her sisters rise to the sky, flew after them; the husband flew after them in the skin of a red deer; seven sisters dived into the sea and hid, husband remained in the sky; then the sisters took to heaven, cold weather came on earth]: Podmaskin, Kireeva 2010:15).

The coast is the Plateau. Vasco [five Wolf Brothers agree to tell Coyote that they see two Grizzlies in the sky; the Coyote fires arrows into the sky, makes a ladder out of them; they all go up to heaven; the Coyote decides that Grizzly and Wolves look beautiful together, leaves them in the sky, descends, breaking the stairs; the three older Wolves are the handle of the Big Dipper bucket; the oldest is the middle star, followed by the small one is his dog ; two younger Wolves, part of the bucket closer to the handle; two Grizzlies are the opposite part of the bucket; The Lark tells Coyote that the stars are growing, ready to fall, then the earth will die from the cold; the Coyote climbs again the sky, arranges stars differently, some are scattered in the Milky Way]: Clark 1953:153-155.

Chaco. Matako [Pleiades are a group of people gathered to bask in front of the fire; if you move the fire, ash soars up, settles on the ground in the form of hoarfrost (las heladas)]: Metraux 1935c: 137; toba [Pleiades - the person {obviously Dapichí} sending cold, as does Orion's Belt - "Woman's Grandmother"]: Metraux 1935c: 137.