The Difference between Legend and Myth

[intankhofifahnursyahbani]

Name : Intan Khofifah Nursyahbani
Class : X IPS 2

Legend : The legend of 7 wells in Beji is evidence of the conquest of the Pajajaran kingdom by the Sunda Kelapa kingdom.
Myth : crows that fly or make noise can be a sign that someone has died

[samdvannessen]

Name: Samantha Amerys Marsada Davita
Class: X IPS 1

Legend:

Toba Lake

One of the famous legend from North Sumatera is Toba Lake, The legend of Toba Lake is a story about a goldfish princess who cries because her husband broke a promise. Revealed her identity to their child, so that her husband Toba and their child drowned. That is how the Toba Lake formed.

Myth:

The Tiger Human

While for myth, there The Tiger Human from Sumatera. They will come if things are bad or give a warning by killing the local residents. Therefore no one dared to kill a tiger, because if it killed it would be killed in a larger number. The tiger humans also do not consider humans as prey

[dindaaskaamalia]

Name: Dinda Aska Amalia
Class: X IPS 2
Legend of Timun Mas
Myth of Nyi Roro Jongrang

[divaauliarizqinaputri]

Name: Diva Aulia Rizqina Putri (13)
Class: X IPS 1

Legends in my region (West Java):
1. Legend of Sangkuriang & The Origin of Tangkuban Perahu
2. Legend of Lutung Kasarung

Myths in my region (West Java)
1. The Myth of Telaga Herang Majalengka
When we're in this lake, we shouldn't be arrogant. Because arrogant people are disliked by lake-watchers and can end up wretched or even died in this lake. Just like one of the mystical incidents where there have been two people who died drowning in the lake, even though both were very good at swimming. It is said that according to eyewitnesses, before swimming the two of them swaggered themselves in front of the lake.
2. The myth of Mount Ceremai
It is said that the mystical events here are because there are important figures in the past history that have been passing by on Mount Ceremai.For example, the figure of Nyi Linggi and 2 leopards who are said to have died at the peak while meditating in Batu Lingga.

[haurafathiya]

Name : Haura Fathiya Alya K
Class : X IPS 4

Legend of Rawa Pening, Sangkuriang, Lutung Kasarung.
Myth of Nyi Roro Kidul, Sawarna Beach, Kawi mount.

[ahyapuspita]

Nama: Ahya Puspita
Kelas: X IPS 3

Legend: golden cucumber
Myth: dewi sri

[melaniputri]

Name: Melani putri
Class: X IPS 4
The legend of Sangkuriang
The myth of the great snake guards the tomb

[tazkiachalice]

Name: Tazkia Chalice
Class: X IPS 4
Queen of the south legends and golden snail myth

[muhammaddickydarmawan]

Name : M. Dicky Darmawan
Class : X - IPS 3

Legend of Pitung &
Myth of sinden Marni

[kielyehezkiel]

Name : Yehezkiel jofan Simamora
Class : X IPS 4
Legend of Sangkuriang, Lutung Kasarung.
Myth of Sawarna beach

[andrasatriaramadhan]

name : Andra Satria
class : X IPS 1

legend of gatot kaca, myth of barong.

Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, literally: "Bald Pot") is an important character in the Mahabharata. His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (utkacha) and shaped like a ghatam. Ghatotkacha was the son of the Pandava Bhima and the demoness Hidimbi.

The Barong tells the story of Rangda, an evil witch who was feared by the people. Barong then rides into battle, along with his own army, to bring the evil witch to justice. During the dance, dancers are put in a trance where they start stabbing themselves due to Rangda's witchcraft.

[shirak.a]

Name : Shira Kalyana A
Class : X IPS 1
Legend : Batuah Stone Lake
Myth : City of Saranjana

[chlarissaaudina]

Name: Chlarisa Audina Tumangkeng
Class: X IPS 4

legend: Sangkuriang, Timun Mas
myth: Crashing Cat

[huseinkurnia]

Name: Husein Kurnia
Class: X IPS 2

Legend of Golden Snail. Once upon a time there lived a family of four persons, Jayanegara, Liku, and two of his children were named Dewi Candra and Galuh Ajeng. That siblings had a very contradictory behavior.


One time, Jaya and his son, Inu Kertapati visited Jayanegara’s home to formed friendships. Jaya intends to match Inu with one of the daughters of Jayanegara. But Inu was confused and he takes 5 years to choose between Dewi and Ajeng to be his future wife. Before Inu went home, he gave two gifts to them. Ajeng choose great gifts and Dewi gets the rest. After receiving the gift, Ajeng felt bad because she only gets a ring. While Dewi get diamond jewelry. Because Ajeng couldn’t accept it then she asks for Dewi’s gifts.

Five years have passed, Inu went back to visit Jayanegara’s home to decide the choice between Dewi or Ajeng who would be his future wife. When he got Jayanegara’s home, he was surprised because Dewi only wear rings, while Ajeng wear jewelry that should be used Dewi. Since then, Inu came to know the true nature between the Dewi and Ajeng. And Inu prefer Dewi to Ajeng to be his future wife.

Because Ajeng can’t accept that thing, Ajeng and her mother went to the witch at Mount Demit to bewitch Dewi into snail. At the appointed time, Ajeng invites Dewi to the river to be conjured as snail. And Ajeng done to bewitch Dewi. When she got home, she said that the Dewi is lost when they sightseeing.

When Inu heard that the Dewi is lost, immediately he tried to found where’s Dewi. On the way he looked for Dewi, Inu met an old widow who lives in Dadakan village. When Inu asleep, he got the hint that the Dewi was not far from where he was looking for.

When Inu walking, he saw an old woman who was attacked by the crocodile. Immediately he was helping that grandma. Then that grandmother was invited Inu to his house. Inu then told her about his purposes why he went there. And finally the grandmother was take golden snail and she told that it’s Dewi Candra.


After that, Inu asked Dewi to go home. When they reached home, Ajeng and Liku shocked. They did not expect that Dewi can turn to be a human again . Ajeng and Liku as soon as possible escape from the house. They scared that their secret has been uncovered. Suddenly their faces turn so ugly, they are not aware and then they hurted each other. Liku and Ajeng eventually died.

Myth of Prabu Siliwangi. He is a popular character in Pantun Sunda oral tradition, folklores and tales that describe his reign as a glorious era for the Sundanese people. According to tradition he brought his kingdom greatness and prosperity.

The character of King Siliwangi is semi-mythology since in Sundanese oral tradition simply identify the great king of Sunda as "King Siliwangi" regardless the era or historical periods. It is difficult to identify the exact historical character that represented in the legend of King Siliwangi. As the result the tale of this king spanned and vary greatly from the mythical era of Sundanese gods to the coming of Islam in the land of Sunda and the fall of the kingdom.

Several historic Sundanese kings are suggested as the real character inspired the legend of King Siliwangi. The most popular interpretation links King Siliwangi with Sri Baduga Maharaja.

[wulandariaprilia]

Name: Wulandari Aprilia
Class: X IPS 4

Legend of the sweet maiden of bridge ancol
Myth of the ghost of the kaffir lime

[vvinnerz]

Name: Yumnaa Khairunnisa
Class: X IPS 4

Legend: Sangkuriang, Tangkuban Perahu
Myth: Salak Mountain, Sawarna Beach

[valishamalia]

Name : Valisha Puspa Amalia
Class : X IIS 3

Legend of Lake Toba and myth of the queen of the south coast.

[eloraselena]

name: elora selena awfa
class: x ips 1
there are so many legend and myth in indonesia. the example of legends are, The Legend Of Ratu Kidul, Maling Kundang, and Timun Mas. and there is this myth the olds used to say, although im not if this consider as a myth: "banyak anak, banyak rezeki" in english means "more kids, more fortunes" that stated if u have a lot of child, the more fortune u will get in your life. and another myth is : "If you don't sweep the floor clean enough, you will get a bearded husband!" this is a common thing mothers say to their daughters when teaching them to clean around the house. they believed that if their daughters didn't clean the floor very well, in the future they will be married to men who has beards, mustaches, and sideboards. As the girls grow older, I don't think they would mind that anymore, do they?

[virgitanianajmaaisyahafria]

Virgitania Najma A.A
X IPS 1 (36)

Legend : Margonda
Myths : There’s a lot of myths in my region. I’m gonna explain one of them to you. There is a bridge in Depok satu, and some people said that if you crosses the bridge in friday night, there will be a ghost. you’ll meet a ghost, usually called Kuntilanak.

[putriramadanti]

Name: Putri Ramadanti
Class: X IPS 3
Legend: Golden snail and legend of Pitung
Myth: Dewi sri and Nyai Roro Kidul