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THE ARCHETYPE OF THE HERO IN KARAKALPAK LITERATURE (BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE HEROIC DASTAN “ALPAMYS”)

Jamila Turikmenbaevna Ubbiniyazova ,

Abstract

The Turkic epic tradition encompasses a substantial body of oral folklore, including sagas, myths, and legends that reflect the history, culture, and worldview of the Turkic peoples. This article examines the hero archetype in the Karakalpak epic “Alpamys”. The hero archetype is manifested here through the universal model of the “hero’s journey”. The presence of trickster traits in the protagonist adds complexity and multidimensionality to the character and determines the inherent duality of Alpamys’s nature.

Keywords

archetype, epic, Alpamys, hero, trickster, motive, duality, sacred world.

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Ubbiniyazova , J. T. . (2025). THE ARCHETYPE OF THE HERO IN KARAKALPAK LITERATURE (BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE HEROIC DASTAN “ALPAMYS”). Oriental Journal of Philology, 5(07), 184–190. https://doi.org/10.37547/supsci-ojp-05-07-25