AN ETHNO-FOLKORISTIC ANALYSIS OF PROTECTIVE CHARACTERS IN FOLK EPIC TALES

In this article has researched epic motives of artistry in Uzbek and Hindu eposes from the point of view of historical genesis and comparative typology. The mythological images and mobile epic motives of the work has represented a certain aspect and stage of people’s outlook as an important means of human soul, his inner world, spirituality and the progress of thought are proven through a number of examples. The case study of the article analyses the role of protective characters in the epic motives, particularly study of their comparative typology of Uzbek epics and Mahabharata, a great epic of Hindus. There were used historical, comparative, psychological and other methods in this research