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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indonesian traditional mythology}}<br /> {{Indonesian mythology and folklore}}<br /> {{unreferenced|date=April 2020}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Balinese mythology&#039;&#039;&#039; is the traditional [[mythology]] of the [[Balinese people|people]] of the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Bali]], before the majority adoption of [[Hinduism]].<br /> <br /> 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]].<br /> <br /> ==Aspects of Balinese mythology==<br /> *[[Antaboga]]<br /> *[[Bedawang Nala]]<br /> *[[Barong (mythology)|Barong]]<br /> *[[Rangda]]<br /> *[[Setesuyara]]<br /> *[[Batara Kala]]<br /> *[[Semara (god)|Semara]]<br /> *[[Tjak]]<br /> *[[Takshaka]]<br /> *[[The Awan]]<br /> *[[Perfumed Heaven]]<br /> *[[Galungan]]<br /> *[[Calon Arang]]<br /> *[[Leyak]] (or Leák)<br /> <br /> ==Creation myth==<br /> At the [[Creation myth|beginning of time]], only Antaboga the world [[snake]] existed. Antaboga [[meditate]]d and created the world [[turtle]] Bedwang. Two snakes lie on top of the world turtle, as does the &#039;&#039;&#039;Black Stone&#039;&#039;&#039;, which forms the lid of the [[underworld]]. The underworld is ruled by the [[goddess]] Setesuyara and the [[god]] 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 the [[sun]] and [[moon]]. Next is the perfumed sky, which has many 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 as [[Meteoroid#Meteor|falling stars]]. The ancestors live in a flame-filled heaven above the perfumed heaven, and finally beyond that is the abode of the gods.{{citationneeded|date=March 2022}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Balinese Hinduism]] (Agama Hindu Dharma)<br /> *[[Balinese people]]<br /> {{Mythology of Indonesia}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Balinese Mythology}}<br /> [[Category:Balinese mythology| ]]<br /> [[Category:Creation myths]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Asia-myth-stub}}</div>

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