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.