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Türkiye Bilimsel Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol.7, no.3, pp.1-9, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Almost all mythological narratives offer a lot of information about the experiences of societies, national culture and
life styles. In addition, they help people or groups who continue their lives in many geographies to be noticed in the
various common values in their lives. In this context, the opportunity to evaluate together with the prominent findings
for societies emerges. In the light of all this information, the aim of this research is to discuss the events narrated with
characters in Japan and Turkish mythologies on the basis of gender and draw attention to the effect of gender roles in
the past. This research examines the perspective of mythological discourses on gender. The stereotypes of men and
women under social pressure are explained with the concept of gender. Among the mentioned molds; there are
speeches, roles and behavioral patterns of men and women, and all social codes differ from society to society. In this
context, the method of this research is a literature review. While examining the literature, it was aimed to re-read
gender representations in Japan and Turkish mythology in the context of characters and sample stories.
Keywords: Gender, mythology, goddess, Japan, Turkish.