Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy

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Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy is a heroic tale from the Book of Dede Korkut that recounts the Oghuz hero Basat’s battle with and slaying of the man-eating cyclops Tepegöz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oghuz epic
heroic tale
story
associatedWith Oghuz tribes
linked to: Oghuz
centralConflict Basat’s battle with Tepegöz
comparedWith Odysseus and Polyphemus episode in the Odyssey
linked to: Homer's Odyssey
containsElement prophetic narration by Dede Korkut
supernatural strength
culture Oghuz
featuresCharacter Dede Korkut
functionInTradition moral and heroic exemplar tale
genre epic
mythic narrative
hasAntagonist Tepegöz
hasMainCharacter Basat
hasTheme cunning and strength
heroic bravery
protection of the community
struggle against evil
heroTribe Oghuz
influencedBy Turkic mythological motifs
language Oghuz Turkish
laterMedium written literature
literaryTradition Turkic oral tradition
medium oral literature
monsterType man-eating cyclops
motif cyclops
hero versus monster
man-eating giant
rescue of people from a devourer
narrativeRoleOfDedeKorkut storyteller
originatesIn Anatolian-Turkic epic cycle
linked to: Epic of Köroğlu
partOf Book of Dede Korkut
plotEvent Basat slays Tepegöz
preservedIn Dresden manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut
Vatican manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut
regionOfReception Anatolia
Azerbaijan
Turkic-speaking world
linked to: Turkic world
setting mythic Oghuz world
timeOfFixation medieval period
workInSeries Dede Korkut stories
linked to: Book of Dede Korkut

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Book of Dede Korkut hasPart Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy