Keyword: «myth»

The article is devoted to the study of the using of mythological and folklore images and motifs in computer role-playing games. The paper analyzes the plot structure of computer role-playing games and identifies motifs, which are common to mythological and folklore stories. Thereby, the author proves that computer games, along with other works of art, have aesthetic and cultural values. According to the author, the using of mythological and folklore images and motifs increases the artistic significance and value of computer games. The research materials were some of the most popular and iconic computer role-playing games in the world – «World of Warcraft» and «The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim».

This work presents a comparative analysis of the mythology of the wolf in Russian and Serbian phraseology. As it is known, the wolf is an ancient symbol and among the beasts, it is one of the central and most mythologized characters. Mythical wolves crossed different distances on the path of the cultural memory, surviving different transformations and reincarnations. Many remained in a wide space of folklore, some grew into symbols of cultural and national identity. One of the tasks in this workis to point out the degrees of equivalence in phraseologies about the wolf in Russian and Serbian. Based on the conducted analysis, the author of this paper comes to the conclusion that phraseological units dedicated to the wolf can have positive and negative symbolics. Most often, there are non-equivalent stable word combinations, because they are a valuable source of information about the culture and mentality of people. In them, in a certain way, myths, legends, customs, the way of thinking of people are preserved, which is typical for both Russians and Serbs, from which it follows that the presence of most non-equivalent phraseological units is justified.

The article is devoted to the consideration of mythological images in the work of C.S. Lewis «The Chronicles of Narnia». The author of the article makes a comparative analysis of the mythological images found in the cycle with the images of ancient mythology. The author's observations show the connection of the heroes of the story with the creatures of ancient myths. The presence of Christian principles in the structure of the novel is also noted.

There were many students of the mythological school in Russia. Follower of the brothers Grimm and Fedor Ivanovich Buslaeva, Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev became one of the main representatives of the school of junior mythologists. Alexander Nikolaevich is a major researcher of mythological theory.

The article proposes a sequence of clustering of mythologemes, which form the basis of a small literary work, as a method of their analysis and analysis of the text built on their basis. This method is both a scientific and a methodological tool. On its basis, on the one hand, students' research work can be created, and on the other hand, lessons in literature, cultural courses (MHK, OPK, etc.), interdisciplinary elective courses can be conducted.