The volume is the first in the series Interdisciplinary Studies on Philology, edited by Habib Tekin (Marmara University) and Irem Atasoy (Istanbul University). The series is committed to advancing research that engages language, literature, and culture in interdisciplinary perspective. By combining textual analysis with wider cultural theory, historical context, and comparative reflection, the series supports scholarship that works across conventional boundaries while remaining attentive to the material, linguistic, and philological foundations of meaning.
We also express gratitude to the authors for their contributions and the effort they dedicated to the development of this volume. Appreciation is also extended to the reviewers whose expertise shaped the quality and coherence of the final collection. With Mythological Motifs in Narratives, the series opens with a volume that invites further study.