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Basat and the One-Eyed Giant

In short: Basat puts on a ram’s skin and approaches the cave mouth guarded by Tepegöz.

Basat and the One-Eyed Giant · Facing the one-eyed giant FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 20 Basat and the One-Eyed Giant Basat puts on a ram’s skin and approaches the cave mouth guarded by Tepegöz. Origin Anatolia and the Caucasus · Oghuz tradition Atlas record 16th century First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Facing the one-eyed giant Reach¹ 2/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 2 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Anatolia and the Caucasus · Oghuz tradition

In the Dede Korkut story, the blinded giant checks the flock at the cave entrance. Basat uses a ram’s skin to get out. The detail can be compared with the escape in the Odyssey. Odysseus clings underneath an animal, while Basat gets inside its skin. The sixteenth-century date in the Atlas refers to the surviving Dresden manuscript.

Dated records and sources

  1. 16th century · Anatolia and the Caucasus · Oghuz tradition
    Kitāb-ı Dedem Korkut · Mscr.Dresd.Ea.86

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