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Nyai Roro Kidul
Nyi Roro Kidul (or Nyai Rara Kidul) is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore. She is the Queen of the Southern Sea in Sundanese and Javanese mythology.
In Javanese mythology, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of Dewa Kaping Telu, who fills the realm of life as the goddess of harvest and nature[clarification needed]. Meanwhile, Nyi Roro Kidul was originally the only daughter of the King of Sunda, who was expelled by her father, because of her stepmother.
Some equate Nyi Roro Kidul with Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, although in Kejawen belief, Nyi Roro Kidul is a loyal subordinate of Kanjeng Ratu Kidul.
Nyi Roro Kidul's position as the Phantom Queen of Java is a popular motif in folklore and mythology, and is also associated with the beauty of Sundanese princesses.
Nyi Roro Kidul is known by various names, reflecting the different stories of her origin, legends, myths, and hereditary stories. She is commonly called by the names Ratu Laut Selatan and Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. According to Javanese customs, honorifics, such as Nyai, Kanjeng, and Gusti, are used to refer to her for the sake of politeness.
Sometimes, people also refer to her as Nyai Loro Kidul. Javanese loro is a homograph for "two", "pain" or "suffering", while the Javanese rara (or roro) means "girl". A Dutch orthographer predicted a change from the old Javanese Roro to the new Javanese loro, resulting in a change in meaning from "beautiful girl" to "sick person".
The legend of Nyi Rara Kidul originates from the Sunda Kingdom of Pajajaran of the 15th century and is older than that of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom of the 18th century[citation needed]. However, research into the cultural anthropology of the Javanese and Sundanese peoples suggests that the legend of Java's Queen of the Southern Sea may have originated from a much older prehistoric animistic belief, a pre-Hindu-Buddhist goddess of the southern ocean[citation needed]. The fierce Indian Ocean waves of Java's southern coast, its storms and sometimes tsunamis, may have evoked a sense of reverence and fear for the forces of nature, which came to be regarded as the spiritual realm of the gods and ancestors inhabiting the southern seas, led by their queen, a Goddess, later identified as Ratu Kidul[citation needed].
One of the Sundanese folktales tells the story of Dewi Kadita, a beautiful princess of the Sunda Kingdom, who fled to the southern ocean after being cursed by a shaman at the behest of a rival in the palace, which disfigured the princess. She jumped into the ocean, attempting suicide, but instead was cured and restored to beauty. The phantoms then made her the legendary Phantom Queen of the Southern Sea.
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Nyai Roro Kidul
Nyi Roro Kidul (or Nyai Rara Kidul) is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore. She is the Queen of the Southern Sea in Sundanese and Javanese mythology.
In Javanese mythology, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of Dewa Kaping Telu, who fills the realm of life as the goddess of harvest and nature[clarification needed]. Meanwhile, Nyi Roro Kidul was originally the only daughter of the King of Sunda, who was expelled by her father, because of her stepmother.
Some equate Nyi Roro Kidul with Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, although in Kejawen belief, Nyi Roro Kidul is a loyal subordinate of Kanjeng Ratu Kidul.
Nyi Roro Kidul's position as the Phantom Queen of Java is a popular motif in folklore and mythology, and is also associated with the beauty of Sundanese princesses.
Nyi Roro Kidul is known by various names, reflecting the different stories of her origin, legends, myths, and hereditary stories. She is commonly called by the names Ratu Laut Selatan and Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. According to Javanese customs, honorifics, such as Nyai, Kanjeng, and Gusti, are used to refer to her for the sake of politeness.
Sometimes, people also refer to her as Nyai Loro Kidul. Javanese loro is a homograph for "two", "pain" or "suffering", while the Javanese rara (or roro) means "girl". A Dutch orthographer predicted a change from the old Javanese Roro to the new Javanese loro, resulting in a change in meaning from "beautiful girl" to "sick person".
The legend of Nyi Rara Kidul originates from the Sunda Kingdom of Pajajaran of the 15th century and is older than that of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom of the 18th century[citation needed]. However, research into the cultural anthropology of the Javanese and Sundanese peoples suggests that the legend of Java's Queen of the Southern Sea may have originated from a much older prehistoric animistic belief, a pre-Hindu-Buddhist goddess of the southern ocean[citation needed]. The fierce Indian Ocean waves of Java's southern coast, its storms and sometimes tsunamis, may have evoked a sense of reverence and fear for the forces of nature, which came to be regarded as the spiritual realm of the gods and ancestors inhabiting the southern seas, led by their queen, a Goddess, later identified as Ratu Kidul[citation needed].
One of the Sundanese folktales tells the story of Dewi Kadita, a beautiful princess of the Sunda Kingdom, who fled to the southern ocean after being cursed by a shaman at the behest of a rival in the palace, which disfigured the princess. She jumped into the ocean, attempting suicide, but instead was cured and restored to beauty. The phantoms then made her the legendary Phantom Queen of the Southern Sea.
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