Now that you may think of it is a random folktale I just retells. To let you know that I'm not just retelling it, but also expand it to have more vast settings, let me tell you the details of the untold references I've put in this story ....
- First, the basic, the source, as you are not Indonesian, I'll tell you—Nyi Roro Kidul is a supernatural being in Indonesian folklore. She is the Queen of the Southern Sea (Indian Ocean) in Sundanese and Javanese mythology. This story of Nyi Roro Kidul is based on the folklore of Kadita, the daughter of King Munding Wangi of Galuh Pakuan.
※ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyai_Roro_Kidul- The name of Mutiara's son was not revealed in Kadita's folklore, so I came up with an original name for him, Kumara, which is part of Rajkumara from Sanskrit meaning Prince.
- Issue 2 is titled Like the Sun Goddess, a reference to Dewi Srêngéngé's nickname for Kadita in the folklore. Dewi Srêngéngé is a word in Javanese meaning The Sun Goddess.
- The nickname is because Kandita has shiny skin, which is due to the mucous membranes on the surface of the nommo's skin which must be moist for skin respiration.
- The Nommo kins are based on the Nommo god/goddess in Dogon tribe of Mali in West Africa.
※ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nommo
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Nyai Rara Kidul
Ficción históricaᮑᮤ ᮛᮛ ᮊᮤᮓᮥᮜ᮪ Penulis: JoeTIC Ilustrator: JoeTIC ⚠️English available⚠️ Kandita, seorang gadis dengan kulit cerah mempesona, putri tunggal dari Raja Munding Wangi, pemimpin Kerajaan Galuh. Walaupun kecantikannya melimpah, Kandita tidak mewarisi takhta...