Barong is a creature and character in the Balinese mythology of Bali, Indonesia. He is the king of the spirits, leader of the hosts of good, and enemy of Rangda, the demon queen and mother of all spirit guarders in the mythological traditions of Bali. The battle between Barong and Rangda is featured in the Barong dance to represent the eternal battle between good and evil.
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Rangda is the demonic Queen of Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrible to contemplate, the Rangda eats children leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good: Barong. The battle between Barong and Rangda is presented in a Barong dance that represents the eternal battle between good and evil.
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Jenglot type variant with a snake body. Jenglot is a type of ghoul or jinn in Indonesian culture and mythology. It is described as looking much like a tiny, living human doll. It is usually depicted as a mythical creature, sometimes seen in cryptozoology, and occasionally purported to have actually been a human body.
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Jenglot is a type of ghoul or jinn in Indonesian culture and mythology. It is described as looking much like a tiny, living human doll. It is usually depicted as a mythical creature, sometimes seen in cryptozoology, and occasionally purported to have actually been a human body.
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creature, cryptid, halloween, horror, indonesia
As the husband of Rennala of Caria, the red-haired Radagon studied sorcery, and as the husband of Queen Marika, he studied incantations.
Thus did the hero aspire to be complete.
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The Red Lion General wielded gravitational powers which he learned in Sellia during his younger days. All so he would never have to abandon his beloved but scrawny steed.
The Penitent One carries a unique sword, the Mea Culpa. Its hilt has an emblem of The Twisted One and its blade is wrapped in thorns. It is an embodiment of guilt and correspondingly the expiation therefrom, forged in the heart of a guilty woman.
The Penitent One carries a unique sword, the Mea Culpa. Its hilt has an emblem of The Twisted One and its blade is wrapped in thorns. It is an embodiment of guilt and correspondingly the expiation therefrom, forged in the heart of a guilty woman.
A shinobi who serves the Divine Heir. He is highly skilled, with many combat arts and abilities at his disposal, and mastery of blocking, deflecting and attacking.
Eikthyrnir, is a stag which stands upon Valhalla in Norse mythology. The following is related in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda after the description of Heiðrún.
In Germanic mythology, Freyja (Old Norse) is a goddess. In nearly all sources, she is described as the wife of the god Odin and Queen of Valkyrie. In Old High German and Old Norse sources, she is also connected with the goddess Fulla.
Gná was a Vanir who sided with Asgard after the end of the Aesir-Vanir War. She and Freya were once good friends, but Gná's loyalty to Asgard strained their friendship. Feeling abandoned by her former queen after her exile, Gná grew to hate her, causing the two to become enemies.
Mist (Old Norse: "Cloud" or "Mist") is a valkyrie that appears in the Poetic Edda poem Griminismál and both of the valkyrie lists in the Nafnaþulur section. Nothing is known about Mist but according to Austrian Philologist Rudolf Simek, her name is most likely based on the Old Norse term mistr and that it reminds people of the way the Valkyries can ride through air or water.
Hrist (pronounced as "Rist"), meaning "the quaking one" is a legendary Norse Valkyrie. She was entitled to half of the dead heroes herself, bringing them not to Valhalla, but to her own banquet hall, Sessrumnir.
Sigrún is a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her story is related in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, in the Poetic Edda. Sigrún expressed that she only ruled in the absence of the true queen, technically making her a Regent.
Olrun was the daughter of a chieftain, whom she died protecting. Once she was escorted to Vahalla, Olrun decided to dedicate herself to the pursuit of knowledge above all else, which was odd for one among the feasting and roaring denizens of Vahalla. Olrun's design is based on an eagle.
