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v. t. e. Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely known characters and deities. Many themes of Balinese mythology have been adapted and worked into current Balinese Hinduism.
Javanese. Batara Guru - avatar of Hindu god Shiva and ruler of the Kahyangan, god of revelations. Batara Sambu - god of teachers. Batara Kala - god of the underworld. Dewi Lanjar - goddess who rules the North Sea. Dewi Ratih - goddess of the moon. Dewi Sri - goddess of rice and prosperity. Nyai Roro Kidul - goddess who rules the South Sea ...
Bali. Rangda (Balinese: ᬭᬗ᭄ᬤ) is the demon queen of the Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good — Barong. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in a Barong dance which represents the ...
Region. Bali. Barong (Balinese: ᬩᬭᭀᬂ) is a panther-like creature and character in the Balinese mythology of Bali, Indonesia. He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is ...
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name. The list of demons in fiction includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno. Because numerous lists of legendary ...
e. The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...
Balinese Hinduism is an amalgamation of Hinduism with elements from Buddhism and pre-existing indigenous animist customs that permeated in the Indonesian archipelago before the arrival of Hinduism. [19] It integrates many of the core beliefs of Hinduism with the arts and rituals of the Balinese people.
Leyak are humans who are practicing black magic and have cannibalistic behavior. Their mistress is the "queen of Leyak ", a widow-witch named Rangda, who plays a prominent role in public rituals. [1] Her mask is kept in the village death temple and during her temple festivals, she is paraded. Besides Leyaks, demons are said to be the followers ...