In the genealogical framework recorded in Javanese sources, Batara Sambu is the first-born son of Batara Guru (the supreme god in the local Hinduized cosmology) and Batari Uma. As a named member of Batara Guru's divine household he functions within that familial pantheon: he is identified specifically as the god of teachers and, in wayang narrative, as the progenitor or ancestor of the rakshasa (giants). These relationships place Sambu within a hereditary divine hierarchy that explains social functions (patronage of teachers) and the origin of particular classes of mythic beings in wayang storytelling. (Sources: Wikipedia: Batara Sambu; Wikidata: Batara Sambu; Wikipedia: Batara Guru.)
The supplied sources do not provide a detailed bodily or iconographic description of Batara Sambu (no specific notes on facial features, clothing, coloration, or weapons). Wayang-associated descriptions instead locate him spatially and materially: his kahyangan (heavenly abode) is named Kahyangan Swelagringging in the southern part of the heavens, his palace is described as made of copper, and he is said to have two wives—Bathari Siwagnyana and Bathari Astuti—details that mark his status and household within the pantheon even though they do not yield a physical portrait. (Sources: Wikipedia: Batara Sambu.)
The sources attribute to Sambu a small set of specific domains: he is the deity associated with teachers (patron of teaching and possibly learning) and, in wayang tradition, a god who rules the clouds, indicating an atmospheric or meteorological jurisdiction. He is also described as the ancestor of rakshasa (giants) within wayang genealogies. The provided materials do not record additional powers, moral dispositions, interactions with humans, or specialised rituals enacted by or upon Sambu. (Sources: Wikipedia: Batara Sambu; Wikidata: Batara Sambu.)
Batara Guru
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Rakshasa (Himalayan variants)
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Babi Ngepet
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Batara Guru
Batara Guru is a supreme divine figure in multiple Indonesian mythological traditions (Indonesian Hinduism, Batak, Bugis, Javanese). He functions variously as a guru-aspect of Shiva, a creator or world-recoverer in Batak narrative fragments, an ancestor and progenitor in Bugis and Batak genealogies, and a high deity of the kahyangan in Javanese cosmology.
Genderuwo
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Nyi Roro Kidul (Queen of the Southern Sea)
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Panakawan
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Bastet
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Bat
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Bata
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Batara Kala
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Batea
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Batea of Troad
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Batgirl
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