- Balinese mythology
Balinese mythology is the traditional
mythology of the people of theIndonesia n island ofBali , before the majority adoption ofHinduism .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 currentBalinese Hinduism .Aspects of Balinese mythology
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Antaboga
*Bedwang
*Barong
*Rangda
*Setesuyara
*Batara Kala
*Semara
*Tjak
*Taksaka
*The Awan
*Perfumed Heaven
*Galungan
*Calon Arang
*Leyak (or Leák)Creation myth
At the beginning of time, only Antaboga the world
snake existed. Antabogameditate d and created the worldturtle Bedwang. Two snakes lie on top of the world turtle, as does theBlack Stone , which forms the lid of theunderworld . The underworld is ruled by thegoddess Setesuyara and thegod Batara Kala, who created light and the earth. Above the earth lies a series of skies. Semara, god of love, lives in the floating sky, and above the sky lies the dark blue sky (space), home to thesun andmoon . Next is theperfumed sky , which is full of beautiful flowers and is inhabited by Tjak, a bird with a human face; the serpent Taksaka; and a group of snakes collectively known as the Awan, who appear asfalling star s. The ancestors live in a flame-filled heaven above the perfumed heaven, and finally beyond that is the abode of the gods.Further reading
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ee also
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Agama Hindu Dharma (Balinese Hinduism)
*Balinese people
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