MYTH OF TWINS IN “KITABI-DADA GORQUD” SAGA

Abstract

Ushun qoja ogli Sagrak part of Kitabi-Dada Gorgud saga is based on the myth of twins. The structure of the plot of this myth is the separation of two native elements, and then their union based on a common genetic trait. This is observed in the Agrak-Sagrak part. In the myth of twins, it is not based on the fact that twin brothers are born at the same time in the motherʼs womb, as in biological twins. The main thing here is brotherhood, that is, being born from the same mother: it does not matter when you are born. In the part , brothers, according to the structure of the twin myth, first fall apart, then oppose each other , and finally unite on the basis of a common genetic point. As a concept, the Twins myth serves to eliminate chaos and restore the cosmos. The capture of Agrak by the enemies is a case of chaos: an Oghuz hero is a prisoner in the enemyʼs fortress. As the Twins myth demands, he must be saved by his own brother . The union of two brothers symbolizes the unity of the Oghuz clan.