THE IMAGE OF BIRD IN THE NARRATIVE OF SIMURGH

Gülay KARAKU޹ , CEBRAIL ÖTGÜN²

It is said that all human states about life are interpreted in a refined style, and they are important elements of oral folk literature. We have the opportunity to understand the emotion and dream World of that society by reading the cultural structure of the societies through what is said to connect between the past and the present. These stories, which give the essence of life, allow different peoples to meet on common grounds, while creating an alternative space for today’s reality, which disregards the individual’s emotion and dream world. The images in the narratives describe what belongs to the culture with an allegorical language. The use of images in both mythology and art allows metaphorically enriching the narrative, while allowing cultural elements to be reinterpreted in a different language. Bird Image that has rich metaphorical meanings about the bird’s voice, sight, beak, maw, claw, wings, feathers, nest and many more features. In this study, the interpretation of the bird image within the framework of the dialogue established by the art was investigated. The bird images (Simurgh) mentioned in the narrative of Simurgh tells the path to wisdom through the principle of renewal in the universal life cycle.

Keywords
Bird, Image, Simurgh, Myth, Art,