As it is told, Gorogli's mother dies while being in the last months of pregnancy. However, people bury her with Gorogli inside. After some time a local shepherd notices the number of sheep is decreasing. He spies after his sheep and finds a small boy, at the age of 3-4 eating one of sheep. When he tries catch the boy, he escapes and hides in a grave. As the story narrates later he will fight against giants and kill them. It is said Gorogli had a horse called "G`irot". The capital of Gorogli's state was in legendary Chambil. International recognition In December 2015, the Turkmen epic art of Görogly was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Toponyms Görogly is commonly used in naming streets and districts in Turkmenistan, including Görogly köçesi in Ashgabat. It is also the name of a town near Dashoguz. In art Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov has created an opera by this name, using the Ashik stories and masterfully combined some Ashik music with this major classical work. See The Opera of Koroglu. Köroğlu in popular culture "Köroğlu" movie by Atıf Yılmaz, starring Cüneyt Arkın, 1968: IMDB tt0183368 "Üç Anadolu Efsanesi" (Three Anatolian Legends) novel of Yaşar Kemal "Koroğlu" movie by Əfrasiyab Məmmədov, 1960 "Koroğlu" movie by Rövşən Almuradlı, 2003 "Koroğlu" opera by Üzeyir Hacıbəyov See also Book of Dede Korkut Epic tradition of Turkish literature Turkish folk music Turkish folklore Turkmen music Turkmen literature Azerbaijani literature Opera of Koroglu References External links Four editions of the Koroghlu Destan The Other "Koroghlu". Tbilisi Manuscript Sheds Light on Medieval Azerbaijani Hero, 2002 Koroghlu, the Opera. Composed by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Libretto by Mammad Sayid Ordubadi. Synopsis of the Plot by Jala Garibova The Persianization of Köroĝlu (JUDITH M. WILKS, Asian Folklore Studies, Volume 60, 2001: 305–318, Chicago) A short section of a stage production of Köroğlu, an opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov (10 min 55 sec). Koroglu Azerbaijani poetry Turkish literature Azerbaijani mythology Turkic mythology Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity