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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 ...
The following is a list of Indonesian deities. Balinese. Acintya - Supreme God; Batara Kala - god of the underworld; Dewi Danu - goddess of the lakes; Dewi Ratih ...
Folklore of Indonesia is known in Indonesian as dongeng (lit. ' tale '), cerita rakyat (lit. ' people's story ') or folklor (lit. ' folklore '), refer to any folklore found in Indonesia. Its origins are probably an oral culture, with a range of stories of heroes associated with wayang and other forms of theatre, transmitted outside of a written ...
Pages in category "Indonesian legendary creatures" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Films based on Indonesian myths and legends (8 P) I. Indonesian deities (2 C, 2 P) J. Javanese mythology (25 P) S. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Indonesian legends (3 P) M. Malay folklore (9 P) Minangkabau folklore (3 P) Indonesian mythology (6 C, 12 P) S. Sundanese folklore (9 P) Pages in category "Indonesian ...
La Galigo, also known as Sureq Galigo or La Galigo, is an epic creation myth of the Buginese people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia it is one of the longest epics in the world. Nagarakertagama, an Indonesian epic; Ibong Adarna, a Spanish-era Tagalog epic; Biag ni Lam-Ang (Life of Lam-Ang), an epic of the Ilocano of northern Luzon, the Philippines
The Pontianak is derived from myths and folktales, some of which are particularly popular in Kalimantan (Borneo). Being one of the most famous pieces of Indonesian folklore , it inspired the name of a capital city in the Western Kalimantan region, called Pontianak .