Serpent of the Underworld Sea
Batak · deity · primordial / before creation · deity
Type 'deity' (a primordial chthonic divine being). vitalStatus 'bound' — pinned by Si Boru Deak Parujar's sword in an iron block beneath the earth.
Domains
- underworld and primeval sea
- earthquakes
Powers
- shakes the earth when he writhes against his bonds
Epithets
- the earth-bearing serpent
Relations
Sources
- Warneck, Johannes (1909). Die Religion der Batak. Leipzig: Dieterich.
- Angerler, Johann (2016). 'Images of God in Toba Batak storytelling,' Wacana 17(2): 303-335.
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