FAIRY, SWAN, ALBASTI IN THE EPOS "YEDIGEI"

Authors

  • Gumru Shahriyar

Keywords:

Edige, miraculous birth, fairy, swan, Albasti

Abstract

The supreme supernatural must stand at the root of the people so that the people who created it can fight with all the forces and events that have grieved him.
Conception of the hero, moments of birth, cradles and periods of childhood are dif- ferent stages of human life. And the miraculous act of birth is an image of a certain point of view, that is, they were born by a miracle, and not like ordinary people.
The epos "Yedigei" did not remain aloof from this tradition. In the saga, three generations were miraculously born, including the ancestors of the hero. Birth from a fairy, albasty, swan, etc. is the embodiment of the hero's overcoming all difficulties and extraordinary strength in the traditional imagination.
The article will contain descriptions of fairies, swans, albasti in different versions, their interaction with people, their role in the birth of the future hero.

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Published

2025-02-12

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