Serpent of the Underworld Sea

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 latin · Naga Padoha · cultThe serpent of the underworld on whom the earth rests; his writhing makes the ground quakeJohannes Warneck, Die Religion der Batak (secondary)

Relations

• enemy: Weaver Who Made the EarthUnderworld serpent whom Si Boru Deak Parujar fought and pinned in an iron block under the earth; his struggles against the binding cause earthquakes.Warneck, Die Religion der Batak (1909), on the binding of Naga Padoha beneath the earth (secondary)

Sources

• Naga Padoha is the dragon-serpent of the watery underworld in Toba Batak cosmology, primeval opponent of Mula Jadi, on whose head the earth rests and whose writhing causes earthquakes.: Warneck, Johannes (1909). Die Religion der Batak. Leipzig: Dieterich. (secondary); Angerler, Johann (2016). 'Images of God in Toba Batak storytelling,' Wacana 17(2): 303-335. (secondary)