THE EXPRESSION OF ANCIENT MOTIFS IN THE EPIC POEM «DOTAN BATYR»

The ancient epic is composed of mythical, fairy-tale, and legendary events, which to a certain extent artistically imagine the thinking, consciousness, beliefs, worldview people first community. In network heritages this category, there are fantasy scenes, mythical concepts about creation, plots during transition from era matriarchy patriarchy, hunting profession, belief in witchcraft, dreams visions, praying for children saints, rapid growth heroes, suitable choosing horse going on long journey, encountering difficulties way, marrying heroically, etc. events reflected. Folk works such as "Kulamergen", "Surmergen", "Kubygul", "Dotan batyr", "Edil-Zhaiyk" have been preserved among epics that reached form eposes. If we focus epos batyr" them, an example enriched by later tradition, although fairy-tale motifs predominate epos. Therefore, content work, significant place given describe warring times between Kazakhs Kalmyks. However, these arise develop due motif hero's journey search bride, very common epics, passing test journey. way life stay hero land remnants matriarchal society, testify primitive nature epic. our task determine specific manifestations analysis work.