Dewi Sri
Dewi Sri is the goddess of rice and fertility. She is popular among Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese people.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Still widely worshiped in contemporary Indonesia as of present day.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Phosop, Bambang Naga Tatmala, Dewi Nagagini, Batara Guru, Kalabuat, Budug Basu, Kamarati, Kamajaya, jinn, Nyai Roro Kidul, Dewi Lanjar, Bedawang, Batara Narada
- syncretized with
- Lakshmi, Shri-Lakshmi
- child of
- Antaboga
- has aspect
- Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri, Nyi Pohaci, Rice Paddy Snake
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Dewi Sri, goddess of rice and fertility, popular among Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese”
#9133 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A similar rice goddess also can be found in Indonesia; Dewi Sri, also known as Nyi Pohaci, is the Javanese, Sundanese and Balinese rice, agriculture and fertility goddess. Shrines to Dewi Sri are a common feature in local rice fields.”
#10340 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Similar rice goddesses and tutelary spirits exist regionally, such as Phosop in Thailand and Dewi Sri in Indonesia.”
#10359 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Dewi Sri remains highly revered, especially by the Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese of Indonesia...Traditional Javanese people, especially those who are observant Kejawen, in particular have a small shrine called Pasrean (the place of Sri) in their house dedicated to Dewi Sri”
#30613 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“According to Sundanese myth, Antaboga was also responsible for the birth of Dewi Sri, the rice goddess of Java and Bali.”
#34979 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat