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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 ...
Jaini were among various creatures in the possibly even pre-Zoroastrian mythology of peoples of Iran. [11] [12] Wensick advocates a purely Arabic origin of the term, asserting that according to the common Semitic view psychic and bodily affections are caused by spirits. An object reacting upon such an affect would be an incarnation of said spirit.
العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Български; Català; Čeština; Cymraeg
Bahasa Indonesia; 日本語 ... (mythology) T. Tannin (monster) W. Werehyena; Z. Zaratan This page was last edited on 5 October 2024, at 20:00 (UTC). Text is ...
The roc is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East. The roc appears in Arab geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors' folklore.
Indonesia is home to over 1,300 ethnic groups, [1] some who have their own belief system and mythology. The following is a list of Indonesian deities . Balinese
Al-lat (Arabic: اللات, romanized: al-Lāt, pronounced ), also spelled Allat, Allatu, and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca, where she was worshipped alongside Al-Uzza and Manat as one of the daughters of Allah.
The encroachment of northern Arab tribes into South Arabia also introduced northern Arab deities into the region. [28] The three goddesses al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat became known as Lat/Latan, Uzzayan and Manawt. [28] Uzzayan's cult in particular was widespread in South Arabia, and in Qataban she was invoked as a guardian of the final royal ...