The article deals with the traditions of folklore in the works of Alisher Navoi, the role of mythology and folk art in the epic “Sabai Sayyar”, the plot of the epic in folklore, the connection of the main motives with folklore; folklore traditions in the interpretation of the composition and image system of the epic “Sabai Sayyar”; the sources of the plot of the epic “Sabai Sayyar” in the folklore of the peoples of the East and the artistic evolution of the epic plot are analyzed. The plot of the epic “Sabai Sayyar” is clarified in connection with the traditions of Uzbek folk epics.
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