Abstract
ANALYZING THE TURKISH EPICS WITH TWO BROTHER HEROES ACCORDİNG TO “HEROIC PATTERNS”
In the most general definition, epics are "a heroic narrative". Epics are one of the genres based on the principle of narration, which present the traditions and customs, ideals and expectations of the society in which they are created, the values and taboos that they attribute sacredness to, together with the actions of the characters and heroes they contain in the most intense way. Epics, which are equipped with the value judgments of the society, can be said to be biased narratives in this respect. The actions of the epic hero are always "right/positive/necessary" in terms of the value judgments of the society in which the epic is created. Every character or action opposite to these actions is wrong/negative and unnecessary. With this conflict occurring in the plot, the value judgments and ideals of the society are processed in the epic. Epics represent the world of culture and thought of the society in which the heroes or heroic deeds - rather than specific events or the private worlds of individuals typically described in epics - emerge. In this sense, heroic epics - sometimes based on a historical reality - are important cultural treasures through which we can determine the way peoples perceive the world, the relationship they establish with their environment and the goals they set for themselves as a community. When we analyze epics in this respect, we can say that they form a part of the national heritage.
Keywords
Epics with sister heroes, heroic patterns