THE DEPICTION OF THE HORSE IN KAZAKH MYTHOLOGY

Abstract

In this article, some mythological issues about the horse are discussed. In the study, not only the
Kazakh people but also various examples from the Turkish world were given and they were
emphasized. It has been tried to find answers to various questions about the importance of horses
for Kazakh people, their place in human life and daily life, their characteristics, mythology, and
horse.
Kazakh peoples say "A horse is the wing of the brave", there is a deep mythological meaning
behind this saying. In other words, the horse is seen as a flying animal, and it only appears in the
mythical world.Here, such sayings, legends, and stories have not only been handled from a psychological,
philosophical, and literary point of view but also painters and artists have worked on paper, canvas,
sculpture, and similar fields. In the article, research has been done on how these are done, what
style is used, how the resulting artwork affects art and people, what kind of change it brings.
Considering the works of Kazakh painters, the works made by the painters of other peoples were
analyzed and interpreted. The horse, which is the subject of the research, has existed throughout
history with our ancestors and has had a versatile and complex structure is an important part of the
history of our ancestors.