The image of the mother in the Chechen folklore and poetic tradition

the image of mother in the folklore of the peoples of the world and national literatures is one of the stable universal archetypes, which usually appears in the same row with the constants "Motherland", "son", "honor", "dignity", "freedom", "defense of the Fatherland". The article analyzes the epic role of the mother in the formation of the worldview of the konakh – a worthy young man – in Chechen folklore and literature. Particular emphasis is placed on the "parting words of the mother" to the hero, which is used in the Chechen heroic-historical epic illi before the decisive event – the hero's battle with enemies. The author notes that the parting words have a stereotypical character, the same composition and set of artistic means and play an educational function, in it the Chechen mother defines the quintessence of the meaning of life of a worthy young man – the defender of the weak and his native land. The image of the mother is also considered based on the lyrical works of Magomet Mamakayev, Zaindi Mutalibov, Magomet Sulaev, Sharip Tsuruyev, Bana Gaitukayeva, Ibragim Yusupov. Attention is drawn to the features of the individual author's style and folklore traditions in the depiction of the mother.

epic, illi, mother, son, konakh (good fellow), parting words, motive, image, poetry