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ISSN 2223-165X

V.I. ABAEV NORTH-OSSETIAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITARIAN AND SOCIAL STUDIES

OF VLADIKAVKAZ SCIENCE CENTRE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA

ИЗВЕСТИЯ СОИГСИ

Takazov F. M. The Relation of the Mythonim of Soslan with the Archetype of the Sun in the Ossetian Narta Epic // Izvestiya SOIGSI. 2014. Iss. 14 (53). P.55-62. Print

Keywords: Narta epic, Soslan, Sozyryko, Sausyryko, Sasrykwa, Cesca-Solca, mythology, archetype, Sun, mythonim

The article is devoted to one of the main characters of the Ossetian Narta epic – to Soslan. There are two versions of the name of this hero in the Narta epic of Ossetians: Soslan and Sozyryko. The frequency of references of both versions of the name in the texts of stories that are included into the seven-volume edition of the Ossetian Narta epic is done. The various archetypical mythologems, which are enclosed in the image of Soslan, are discussed. The different versions of etymologization of the name of hero are analyzed. The comparative analysis of the North Caucasian variations of the name of Soslan / Sozyryko is given. The relation of the mythonim of Soslan with the archetype of the Sun is revealed.