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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 . ASPECTS OF BALINESE MYTHOLOGY
CREATION MYTH At the Beginning Of Time , only Antaboga the world Snake existed. Antaboga Meditate d 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 Star s. The ancestors live in a flame-filled heaven above the perfumed heaven, and finally beyond that is the abode of the gods. SEE ALSO
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