COMPARATIVE-TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMAGE OF THE GIANT (DEV) IN KARAKALPAK AND TURKISH FAIRY TALES
Abstract
This study examines the portrayal of the giant (däw/dev) in Turkish folktales through a literary‑folkloric and comparative‑typological lens. Drawing on 77 tales collected by I. Kunoş (Budapest 1887–1889, Leipzig 1907) and analyzed according to Aarne–Thompson and E.M. Mélétinskiy’s frameworks, it identifies 17 tales where the ogre assumes dual roles—as adversary and occasionally as a helper to the hero. These dual functions highlight the ogre’s complex symbolic, pedagogical, and mythic significance in Turkic mythology.
Keywords
giant, folktale, typology, Turkish folklore, mythological archetype
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