Abstract
MYTHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN THE TEXTS OF THE BOOK CALLED “MASALLAR” WRITTEN BY EFLÂTUN CEM GUNEY
Mythology is the science of symbols. There is a secret treasure behind every mythological words. There are lots of mythological words in folk narrations.
Folk narrations are rich treasures that reflect the thoughts, emotions and all features of the people they belong to. The roots of these treasures are based on the beliefs formed long time ago.
These beliefs have been able to survive in the narrations to date, living in the memory of folks. However, some mythical elements living in the narrations have been above water and some of them are in the shape of symbol.
It is no doubht that tales are the narrations where many mythological elements can be found. In this paper, mythological factors in the texts of the book “Masallar” are detected and interpreted.
Keywords
Mythology, Tale, Eflatun Cem Güney
