THE ROLE OF THE IMAGE OF "KHIZR" IN UZBEK FOLKLORE

Abstract

A traditional character or image that originates from the primitive
concepts, religious views, and religious-mythological outlook of our ancient ancestors
and expresses the essence of mythical beliefs is called a "mythological character" or
"mythological image". Khizr, chilton, giant, fairy, ajdar, alvasti, ajina, yalmogiz,
dorokoz, ozitqi, Humo, Semurg, Anqaqush and others form a system of mythological
images, and each of them acquires its own symbolic meaning.