Nusa Tenggara
Putri Mandalika
Nature / Ancestral Spirit Danger 2 of 5 · Unsettling
- Form
- Sea-worm princess spirit
- Origin
- Princess Mandalika of the Sasak Bau Nyale legend, who threw herself into the sea rather than be fought over by princes, and returns each year as the nyale sea worms gathered in a festival on Lombok's south coast.
- Behavior
- Her annual return is celebrated, not feared — a spirit as calendar.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- The Bau Nyale festival is the rite.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Sasak (Lombok)
- Region
- Nusa Tenggara
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Embodied creature or witch |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | Forest, jungle, or mountain |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Non-consumptive |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Orang Bunian, Hantu Rimba, Waruga Spirit, Dedemit, Lelembut, Peri, Roh Komodo, Penunggu, Putri Gunung Ledang, Wong Samar, Gamang, Hainuwele, so the tree cannot separate them.
