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Berezkin/Duvakin Catalogue of Motifs
English translation, enhancements and additional metadata by Jonathan Fielder-White
Source: Berezkin and Duvakin's Analytical Catalogue · Original catalogue (Russian)
About the catalogue and its sources
Unless otherwise stated, narrative and tradition data comes from Berezkin and Duvakin's Thematic classification and distribution of folklore and mythological motifs by area (Analytical catalogue).
Original Berezkin/Duvakin catalogue (Russian)
The English translation uses AI assistance alongside manual verification. Errors may occur; consult the original source when in doubt.
G - Fertility and Agriculture
| Ref | Title ▲ | Summary | Traditions | Narratives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G31 | Trees tied with rope. | A character ties trees with rope and effortlessly knocks them all down at once or pretends to do so. | 35 | 40 |
| G13c In G13 family | What to eat before the advent of agriculture. | Before the advent of cultivated or edible wild plants, people ate what is now considered unfit for consumption: (rotten) wood, bark, earth, stones, mushrooms. | 30 | 54 |
Tradition and narrative counts are the stored catalogue totals for each entry.