She is a very beautiful princess,dressed in blue and pops of ocean waves with gold train pulled by four strong horses brave
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This is a Java Community legend about a ruler of ocean called'Ratu Laut Kidul'(The Queen of the South Ocean).Many versions of this legend about the queen,whether written or are still widespread among the community of Java.If you want to know about it,then read quietly,i'll write two versions of this legend.
Version I
In the past time,where the power of magic and supranatural is still a lot of credible and visible.There was a beautiful princess named Kadita,and so-called Goddess Srengenge(Princess of the Sun).She was the daughter of King Munding Wangi,ruler of the kingdom Pajajaran.
One day,the King married again to a woman named Goddess of Pearls,and of his marriage was the King got a son.
Told,that the Goddess of Pearls does not like her stepdaughter,even hated,so she wants her out of court,so don't be arival for her son to be king later.
But the King refused,he even said,''impossible,i'll not let anyone do a rough on my daughter''.
Hear it,the Goddess smile and then said softly,so that the King was not angry.However,in heart she still intends to get rid of the princess.
The next day,the Goddess sent aides to summan a shaman.She like the shaman cursed the Princess.She says,''I want you to change her face and body so full of sores and scabies.If you success,i'll give you a big reward''.
Told,on one night the Princess's body was filled boils and scabies.When the Princess woke up and realized that her body had been filled with the stench of mange which broadcast,she too was crying because of sadness,confusion,and shame.
And when the King knew the incident,then he too became upset and immediately called the doctor's to treat the Princess.The King realized that his daughter's illness was not fair,but because there is someone who cursed her and use hex.
The issue became more complicated,when the Goddes urged the King to immediately expel the Princess.She said''Your daughter bring disaster and misfortune for the whole country''.
Finally,the King was forced to throw his daughter out of the country,because he did not want his daughter to be ridicule and gossip around the country.
The poor Princess went away,even though she did not know where the goal step.She does not cry anymore,because it seemed to have tried her tears.
Told,that after nearly seven-day run,she arrived in the southern ocean.She looked at the watery ocean clean and clear it with feeling of awe.Sea water was as though a huge mirror which shows the ugliness of her face and body.With feelings of sadness and despair,the Princess jumping into the sea,but the magic happens.When the sea water toucher her skin,then all boils and scabise be gone.Even her face looks more beautiful than ever.
In addition,the Princess turned into a fairy who the called 'Nyai Roro Kidul' or the Queen of the South Ocean.
Version II
Once,in the book chronicle the Land of Java,a Prince of the kingdom Pajajaran named Jaka Suruh met a hermit who told him to found the kingdom in Eastern Java,Majapahit.
Because of the hermit was a beautiful woman,Jaka Suruh so love her.But the hermit refused his love because she is his aunt.The hermit's name was Ratna Suwida,when still a young age she exiled herself to be imprisoned on a hill.Then she went to see south of the Java Island,and became the spiritual ruler there.
She said to the Prince that if his descendants became rulers of the kingdom which is located near Mount Merapi,then she will become the wife of the ruler.
The next generation,Panembahan Senopati,founder of the Mataram dynasty went into seclusion to meditate in an effort to prepare themselves againts attack Nothern Kingdom.The arrival of the young king the queen's attention.Then she went to the king and gives the ability to help,provided that he wanted to be her husband.
Finally,the young king lived in the palace under the water to learn the tactics of war and government.Since then,the Queen has a close relationship with the offspring Panembahan Senopati.
