Surrealist expressions of ceramic animal forms of mythological figures in the legend of Troy

The study report titled "The Surrealist Expressions of Ceramic Animal Forms of Mythological Figures in the Legend of Troy" consists of four chapters. In the first chapter entitled " Mythology ", the mythology has been focused on the place where human beings have existed since the existence of human beings, different mythologies emerged and mythologies of different cultures are explained by these mythologies. The significance of animal figures in mythology has been studied and discussed in different cultural mythologies mentioned. In the second chapter titled " Trojan Myth ", Homer's Ilyada epic and the Trojan War myth, Iliada's sectioned with summary, the place in the historical process, and the effect that it created in subsequent periods. The characters of the Trojan War myth are exemplified by the precious and destiny texts, and their images are detailed with the illustrations. Under the heading of the third chapter, "Surrealism," the art movement of the current, the works of artists who are the creators of the mythical elements of surrealism portrayed, and animal figures in this art movement were studied and surreal animal figures in the works of the important local and foreign artists of the movement were explained in detail with the illustrated examples. In the section of "The Surrealist Expressions of Ceramic Animal Forms of Mythological Figures in the Legend of Troy", the researches made and the animal figures of the warriors formed within the theoretical process are explained. In this section, the heroes of the Trojan Myth are depicted as characters and animal figures that are preferred to depict them according to the description on the saga, the forms created with the surrealistic personal style, the clay used in the construction phases, the way of shaping and the firing are all explained in detail. Key Words: Mythology, Troy, legend, surrealism, animal figure