Author: Djalilova, Sevara Ilyasovna

Annotation: It proves that the image of "dog and bird" in Persian mythology is the result of Turkic people's understanding and imagination. After the introduction of Islam, the bird took on a mysterious nature. For example, in Mantiq-ut-Tayr (The Talk of Birds) by the famous Persian poet Fariddidin Attar, it is an expression of true knowledge and a symbol of creativity and creation. In Alisher Navoy's epic poem "Lison-ut-Tair", the image of the dog-bird represents the aesthetic ideals of art, unity and freedom, and the understanding of the nature of the universe in working together. It also means the idea of a common escape from the world's difficulties, which sounds like the answer to the economic and spiritual crisis in today's world.

Keywords: “Dogs and birds”, myths, legendary beliefs, magic, taboos, Zoroastrianism, totemism, animism, fetishism, Mantiq-ut-Tayr, Semurg, Samruk, etc.

Pages in journal: 342 - 347