Lord Who Supports the Earth
Toraja · deity · primordial / creation · Recorded classification
The third cosmic god (underworld). Brief named 'Pong Banggai di Rante' specifically; this related figure is added to complete the attested Titanan Tallu triad.
Domains
- underworld and foundations
- earthquakes and equilibrium
Powers
- carries and balances the earth in his hands from the underworld
Epithets
- Pong Tulak Padang Lord who Supports the EarthHetty Nooy-Palm, The Sa'dan-Toraja: A Study of Their Social Life and Religion (1979) (secondary)
Relations
- companion: Lord of the Broad PlainReciprocal of toraja_pong_banggai_di_rante.companion — Two of the Titanan Tallu, the cosmic triad: lord of the broad earth-plain and the lord who bears the earth from below.Hetty Nooy-Palm, The Sa'dan-Toraja: A Study of Their Social Life and Religion (1979) (secondary)
Sources
- Pong Tulak Padang is the Toraja underworld god who supports the earth from beneath and keeps it in balance (the 'Toraja Atlas'), one of the three primordial deities, regulating earthquakes, rivers and lakes.: Nooy-Palm, Hetty (1979). The Sa'dan-Toraja, Vol. I. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. (secondary); Encyclopedia.com, 'Toraja Religion' (Encyclopedia of Religion), consulted 2026. (secondary)