ODYSSEUS AS A PROTOTYPE OF FAIRYTALE HERO

Homerovi epovi snažno su utjecali na razvoj pripovjednih vrsta. Književna povijest navodi Homera kao početak književnosti europskoga kulturnoga kruga, s druge strane jedan od najznačajnijih karaktera književnosti starog vijeka je "Odisej onaj koji počinje sjajan niz junaka književnosti kasnijih stoljeća" (Beker 1997:7). Rad se bavi Odisejevim hodom po mukama - od Troje do Itake koji utječe na građenje paradigme djelovanja junaka bajke. Hod po mukama označen je preprekama koje nameću bogovi, a u bajkama su to tipične crte djelovanja junaka koji traženo dobro ili pravednost ostvaruje savladavajući prepreke. U radu se izdvajaju motivi integrirani u narativnu strukturu bajke, koje nalazimo u Odiseji. Iščitani motivi temelje se na mitološkom shvaćanju života i svijeta.Homer\u27s epics had significant influence on the development of narratives. In literary history Homer\u27s opus was regarded as the beginning of literature in European cultural realm. On the other hand, one of the most important literary characters in the Antiquity was "Odysseus – the one that starts an extraordinary sequence of literary heroes in the following centuries". This paper deals with Odysseus\u27 ordeals – from Troy to Ithaca, which influenced the formulation of paradigm of fairytale hero\u27s actions. Ordeals are marked by obstacles that are placed by gods, and in fairytales those are typical actions of heroes who overcome obstacles in order to achieve justice or undo the wrong. The authors select the motives from the Odyssey that are integrated into the narrative structure of the fairytale. Those motives are based on mythological perception of life and world