Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson A1022 — Escape from deluge on mountain

A1022
Thompson motif reference
A
Mythological Motifs
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Escape from deluge on mountain. Greek: Grote I 93; Hebrew: Genesis 8:4, Neuman; Hindu: Keith 99; India: Thompson-Balys.—Philippine: Dixon 179; Borneo: ibid. 180; West Caroline Is.: ibid. 257; Australian: ibid. 280; Polynesian: ibid. 38 n. 118; Cook Group: ibid. 39 n. 121; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 215.—N. Am. Indian (Bella-Bella): Boas MAFLS XXV 1f., (Tahltan): Teit JAFL XXXII 232ff., (Luiseсo): Du Bois UCal VIII 157, (Shasta): Dixon JAFL XXIII 36, (Blackfoot): Wissler paAM II 19, (Chiricahua Apache): Opler MAFLS XXXVII 1f., (Zuсi): Benedict CU XXI 10ff.; S. Am. Indian (Araucanian): Alexander Lat. Am. 330, (Inca): ibid. 230, (Yunca, Peru): ibid. 230, (Caingang, Amazon): ibid. 312. (Only a selection of references for North and South America.).

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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