Children of the Gods

In terms of behavior, the main characters in Sureq Galigo are imperfect. Unlike other mythologies, in which the characters are heroic and near-perfect, the main protagonists in Galigo are extraordinarily shocking for their immoral traits.

April 16, 2002

It so happened that We Datusingsing, pregnant queen of the Luwu King Bataralattu, was nearing childbirth. The god Batara GuruBataralattus fatherordered seven bissu priests to reveal the sex of the baby. Unfortunately, they did not get any clues from Heaven, so they were stabbed to death and their blood was used to paint the walls of the palace. Batara Guru was sure the baby would not see the world before a war was waged between the people of Luwu

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