BATYR

BATYR (Turkic – hero, strongman, brave man) is a folklore character of Bashkir epics (“Akbuzat”, “Aldar and Zukhra”, “Ural-batyr”) and fairy-tales (“Alp­-batyr”, “Biish­-batyr”, “Kamyr­batyr”) etc. He embodies the ethnic image of an ideal hero. He is extraordinary strong, courageous, dexterous and smart. He does feats for good and justice. B. is usually born with a miracle (from an elderly mother, from a rock or stone block, dough, barley drain etc.) The character is popular in folklore of Turkic­-speaking peoples.