Some of the principal figures in this work first meet at a six-month feast to which the princes of the demons are invited, given in memory of Koketey.
One sidekick in this work is a Chinese magician who was circumcised by God in the womb in order to prove his fidelity to Islam from birth named Almambet. Some of the principal figures in this work first meet at a six-month feast to which the princes of the demons are invited, given in memory of Koketey. The title character of this work leads the Forty Horsemen and fights a dragon while riding the magic steed Akkula. This work ends with a description of the exploits of Seitek. Earlier, the title character marries Kanykei, with whom he fathers the hero of this work's middle section, Semetei. Its traditional oral performers start it with the line "It was a long time ago, and now the eyewitnesses have gone." Those performers of this work include the legendary Bokanbaeva and Togolok Moldo, and are remembered by statues and street names in Bishkek. For 10 points, name this epic poem, often described as twenty times as long as the Odyssey, which comprises the national myth of Kyrgyzstan.
One sidekick in this work is a Chinese magician who was circumcised by God in the womb in order to prove his fidelity to Islam from birth named Almambet.
Manas