PUZZLES IN KING ARCHIL‟S ARTISTIC – THINKING SYS-TEM AND THEIR THEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING (a poem ,,amicanad saTargmanebelni”)

Abstract

In King Archil‟s poem- “Amicanad saTargmanebelni” one can see mythical, religious, ethical and artistic-esthetical layers. The author talks using puzzles. In the poem he shows us animal and birds symbols: a bee, a rhinoceros, a lion, a salamander, a Balaam donkey, a mule, a snake. The sacral wisdom is given in puzzles. It show also a gallery of Biblical characters: Adam and Eva, Elia The Prophet, Esav, Iosebi, Pe-tre, and others. The poem is very allegorical.