Indonesia · Maluku and Java
Origin gifts and the southern sea queen of Indonesian myth.
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goddess · Wemale / Seram, Indonesia
Coconut Branch Maiden
In Wemale myth from Seram in Maluku, Hainuwele was born from a coconut palm and gave precious gifts at a dance. From her buried body grew the tuber plants that feed the people.
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spirit · Javanese / Sundanese, Indonesia
Queen of the Southern Sea
Nyai Roro Kidul is the spirit queen of the southern sea off Java, linked in court chronicles to the Mataram kings. Coastal custom still advises respect near the powerful southern waves.
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