Sese nTaola
Pamona · mortal · Pamona traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Sese nTaola is the hero of the principal epic tale of Bare'e oral literature, recorded and published by Adriani. A prince of prodigious strength and fortune, he passes through a cycle of ordeals, journeys, and marriages typical of the Indonesian hero-tale. The narrative is one of the longest and best known in the Bare'e corpus and served Adriani as a central specimen of the language and its literature. Unlike the cosmic gods, Sese nTaola belongs to the world of legendary human heroes rather than the divine genealogy.
Domains
- heroism
Powers
- prevails through a cycle of heroic ordeals and journeys
Sources
- Sese nTaola is the hero of the principal epic of Bare'e oral literature, recorded and published by Adriani as a central specimen of the language: N. Adriani, Verzamelde geschriften, 3 vols. (Haarlem: De Erven F. Bohn, 1932) (primary); N. Adriani & Alb. C. Kruyt, De Bare'e-sprekende Toradja van Midden-Celebes (1912–1914/1950), folk-literature (primary)