Babi ngepet

DemonIndonesia · Southeast AsiaLegendFear 8/10

Description

인도네시아 설화에 등장하는 Demon. Babi ngepet (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌbabi ˈŋɛpɛt̪̚]) is boar demon in Indonesian mythology. Babi

The Legend

Babi ngepet is a wild boar demon that appears in Indonesian mythology, widely known in Java and Bali. This creature is considered an incarnation of a person who performs black magic known as 'pesugihan babi'. 'Pesugihan' is a word derived from the Javanese 'sugih', which means 'wealthy'. It is a type of magic that instantly makes people rich, but in return, something must be sacrificed. In this case, one must sacrifice their humanity to transform into a wild boar for a certain period or be possessed by the wild boar demon. This human-animal transformation is similar to Western concepts of shapeshifting or werewolves.

In Popular Culture

The skeptical view of Babi ngepet is traditionally seen as a way to explain unexplained property loss or mysterious thefts, often blaming wild boars that roam the village at night. This may have been a traditional pest control method to prevent wild boars from destroying rice fields or barns. The connection between wild boars and magic may have originated from pre-Islamic and pre-Hindu-Buddhist beliefs in Java, showing that wild boars are associated with household abundance, property, and prosperity. This is also reflected in the connection with 'Celengan', which means 'piggy bank' in Javanese. 'Celengan' is derived from the word 'Celeng', which means wild boar.

This article is based on the Wikipedia article "Babi ngepet" (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia