Singalang Burong

deity sky Dyak single tradition · 1

Singalang Burong is the hawk-god of the Dyaks, fully anthropomorphized and ruling over omen birds. He does not use a messenger hawk, instead attending feasts in human form and flying away in hawk form after the event.

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“Singalang Burong, the hawk-god of the Dyaks, is completely anthropomorphized. He is god of omens and ruler of the omen birds; but the hawk is not his messenger, for he never leaves his house;”

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