This is an anonymous epic poem from the 14th century, focusing on the heroic deeds and traditions of the Oghuz Turks. It is a foundational work of Turkic literature, preserving oral traditions and influencing later cultural narratives.
Sources for The Book of Dede Korkut
The Book of Dede Korkut in Epics
Held in the Epics chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
- Homer — The Iliad (−750)
- Homer — The Odyssey (−725)
- Epic of Gilgamesh (−2100)
- Virgil — The Aeneid (−19)
- Beowulf (anonymous, Old English) (1000)
- Vyasa (attrib.) — The Mahabharata (−400)
- Valmiki (attrib.) — The Ramayana (−500)
- Luo Guanzhong — Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Kuo) (1400)
- Ferdowsi — Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (1010)
- Elias Lönnrot (compiler) — The Kalevala (1849)
- Apollonius of Rhodes — The Argonautica (Jason and the Golden Fleece) (−250)
- Statius — The Thebaid (Seven Against Thebes) (92)
- Snorri Sturluson — The Prose Edda (1220)
- The Poetic Edda (anonymous, Old Norse) (1270)
- The Saga of the Volsungs (1270)
- Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) (1100)
- The Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights) (1450)