Weaver Who Made the Earth

The earth-diver/earth-spreader creatrix; her epithet links her to weaving (she was let down on a spun thread in some versions). 'Deak Parujar' is associated with spinning/weaving skill.

Parentage

• parent: First of the Three High Gods

Domains

• earth creation
• weaving and craft

Powers

• spreads earth upon the primeval sea from a handful of soil
• pins the world-serpent to keep the earth from being shaken under
• becomes ancestress of all humankind
• Weaves the ulos ragidup, the textile of life

Epithets

• the weaver who made the earth latin · Si Boru Deak Parujar · cultThe weaver-goddess who descended from the sky and spread the earth upon the primeval watersJohannes Warneck, Die Religion der Batak (secondary)

Relations

• enemy: Serpent of the Underworld SeaReciprocal of batak_naga_padoha.enemy — Underworld 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

• Si Boru Deak Parujar, the weaver-goddess daughter of Batara Guru, created the earth on the primeval sea, subdued the world-serpent Naga Padoha, and became the ancestress of humankind in Toba Batak myth.: 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)