RADAR TEGAL - Flying vehicles are common nowadays. However, the Watu Gilang site is said to record traces of the use of flying vehicles by the ancient Javanese people.
As the name implies, watu means 'stone' and gilang means 'across, obliquely, or across in the middle. The Watu Gilang site is located in the middle of Baturetno Village. The shape is in the form of a monolith of the tuffastone rock type.
On this occasion, radartegal.disway.id will invite you to get to know some of the myths that are well-known in Indonesia, specifically in the land of Java. Launching from the ASISI Channel YouTube channel, the following is information about the three myths of the Watu Gilang site. READ ALSO:3 Pandangan Jawa terhadap Naga, Paling Akhir Bikin Ketar-ketir
3 Myths of the Watu Gilang Site
1. A mysterious stone full of reliefs
This site is a single stone-carved trapezoid. In the center, there is a hole with a diameter of 18 cm and a depth of 15 cm.
Each side is covered in beautiful reliefs with floral, animal, and pilaster motifs, as is usually the case in temples.
Uniquely, all the animals in the relief are on a padmasana, or lotus-shaped throne, as if they are objects of worship.
Apart from the meaning of the relief, which is confusing, the origin and function of this large stone are still a mystery, whether it is an altar, a hermitage, part of a temple, or something else.
2. Relief of animals turning into flying vehicles
There are reliefs of pairs of cows and goats, birds and horses, fish and weasels, as well as flying elephants and horses.
Elephants and horses were both riding animals in ancient Java, but the winged horse is something odd.
In ancient Javanese treasures, there is a myth about a flying horse, namely the Uccaihsrawa horse, which can fly into the sky. In fact, the horse is also related to the story of the churning of the ocean, or Samudramanthana.
3. The myth of the Uccaihsrawa horse
Uccaihsrawa is a white horse with seven heads belonging to Lord Indra, which appears during the churning of Ksirarnawa's ocean of milk in the story of Samudramanthana.
As a result of the violent stirring of Mount Mandara by the gods and giants, the contents of the sea of milk were revealed. One of them is a living figure in the form of a flying horse.
The owner of Uccaihsrawa, Dewa Indra himself, acts as a barrier that sits on top of Mount Mandara so that the mountain will not soar when the churning of the sea takes place.
In Hindu mythology, the flying horse belonging to Lord Indra is considered the most important or special horse among all types of horses, as also implied in the Bhagawadgita book.
Thus, information regarding the myth of the Watu Gilang Site, which is said to record the use of flying horses as ancient Javanese air transportation, Hopefully it will be useful for those of you who are curious about myths and mystical stories in Indonesia, specifically in the land of Java. ***
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