Hero of the Hikayat Malem Diwa, son of Raja Tampo’ of Piadah on the Pase river. His destined bride Dalikha greeted him as “younger brother,” making marriage impossible, so she became his faithful elder sister instead. He pursued and won three princesses — Putroe Bungsu, Putroe Aloih, and Putroe Meureundam Diwi — through adventures involving magical aids, a flight to the aerial realm, and a passage through a whale’s belly. The Achehnese believe him to be still alive and immortal, the ultimate patron of the eleumee keubay invulnerability arts; the would-be prophet Teungku Tapa claimed in 1898-1900 to be Malem Diwa returned to earth.
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The Achehnese, Vol. II, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.
Hero of the Hikayat Malem Diwa, son of Raja Tampo’ of Piadah on the Pase river. His destined bride Dalikha greeted him as “younger brother,” making marriage impossible, so she became his faithful elder sister instead. He pursued and won three princesses — Putroe Bungsu, Putroe Aloih, and Putroe Meureundam Diwi — through adventures involving magical aids, a flight to the aerial realm, and a passage through a whale’s belly. The Achehnese believe him to be still alive and immortal, the ultimate patron of the eleumee keubay invulnerability arts; the would-be prophet Teungku Tapa claimed in 1898-1900 to be Malem Diwa returned to earth.
See Also
Source
The Achehnese, Vol. II, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.