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THE MOTIF OF REVENGE IN TURKIC EPICS
Epics are literary works which are created in oral tradition and written in verse, portraying the adventures of heroes. Heroes of epics are the figures entrusted by GOD with extraordinary features. Within this context,heroes embark on an adventure in an effort to retailate with evil and take a society's or an opressed person's revenge. A hero's taking revenge actually means his proving himself. In this study, we have dealt with how the heroes take revenge on their enemies and also with the fact that taking revenge might be evaluated as a motif in epics.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Türkic epics, hero, prodigiousness, revenge, motif