HOME | DD

Description
Nyai Roro Kidul is a princess from West Java who was exiled from her parental palace for various reasons, eventually becoming the Spirit Queen of the Indian Ocean and future consort of Senapati (the sixteenth-century founder of the Muslim state of Mataram) and his successors. It also tackles Nyai Roro Kidul's sexuality and mythological roots in South, Southeast, and East Asia, as well as her function, along with that of the sovereign, of sustaining fertility and consequently the welfare of the realm. Her lineage as a West Javanese princess represents the spiritual essence of both the Javanese ruler and his realm, as Nyai Roro Kidul is the source of the ruler's female ancestors.

Description
Nyai Roro Kidul is a princess from West Java who was exiled from her parental palace for various reasons, eventually becoming the Spirit Queen of the Indian Ocean and future consort of Senapati (the sixteenth-century founder of the Muslim state of Mataram) and his successors. It also tackles Nyai Roro Kidul's sexuality and mythological roots in South, Southeast, and East Asia, as well as her function, along with that of the sovereign, of sustaining fertility and consequently the welfare of the realm. Her lineage as a West Javanese princess represents the spiritual essence of both the Javanese ruler and his realm, as Nyai Roro Kidul is the source of the ruler's female ancestors.