Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism. The word mythology (from the Greek μυθολογία mythología, from μυθολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυθος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the... Bali is an Indonesian island located at , , and one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. ... Hinduism (Sanskrit/Hindi: ; also known as Sanatana Dharma - , and Vaidika Dharma - ) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on the Vedas, and is generally regarded as the oldest major religion still practiced in the world today. ...

Balinese mythology is mainly a kind of animism with some widely-known characters and deities. Many themes of Balinese mythology have been adapted and worked into current Balinese Hinduism. In religion, the term Animism is used in a number of ways. ... Agama Hindu Dharma is the formal name of Hinduism in Indonesia. ...

Aspects of Balinese mythology

• Antaboga
• Bedwang
• Barong
• Rangda
• Setesuyara
• Batara Kala
• Semara
• Tjak
• Taksaka
• The Awan
• Perfumed Heaven
• Galungan
• Calon Arang
• Leak

Antaboga is the world serpent of traditional Balinese mythology. ... Barong can refer to any of the following things: A Barong Tagalog is an embroidered formal garment of the Philippines. ... Rangda is the demon queen of the leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. ... Setesuyara is the goddess of the underworld, along with Batara Kala, in traditional Balinese mythology. ... Batara Kala is the god of the underworld, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara, according to traditional Balinese mythology. ... Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. ... An Internet leak occurs when a partys confidential intellectual property is released to the public on the Internet. ...

Creation myth

At the beginning of time, only Antaboga the world snake existed. Antaboga meditated and created the world turtle Bedwang. Two snakes lie on top of the world turtle, as does the Black Stone, which forms the lid of the underworld. The underworld is ruled by the goddess Setesuyara and the god Batara Kala, who created light and the earth. Above the earth lies a layer of water, and above the water, a series of skies. Semara, god of love, lives in the floating sky, and above the sky lies the dark blue sky (space), home to the sun and moon. Next is the perfumed sky, which is full of beautiful flowers and is inhabited by Tjak, a bird with a human face; the serpent Taksaka; and a group of snakes collectively known as the Awan, who appear as falling stars. The ancestors live in a flame-filled heaven above the perfumed heaven, and finally beyond that is the abode of the gods. Creation beliefs and stories describe how the universe, the Earth, life, and/or humanity came into being. ... Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae Snakes (from Old English snaca, and ultimately from PIE base *snag- or *sneg-, to crawl), also known as ophidians, are cold blooded legless reptiles closely... Meditation usually refers to a state of extreme relaxation and concentration, in which the body is generally at rest and the mind quieted of surface thoughts. ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ... The Black Stone The Black Stone (called الحجر الأسود al-Hajar-ul-Aswad in Arabic) is a holy relic in Islam. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. ... For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). ... Bulk composition of the moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ... A burst of meteors A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ...

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• Agama Hindu Dharma (Balinese Hinduism)