"The Classic of the Central Mountains"

Sebayan

(Book 5 of the S^an Hai Jin)

9:13 "Black Bear Cave" {cf. bear-skin of Kampe}

1. "The site of the crumbling old longhouse"

9:14 banana-plants

2. banana-plants

9:16 "mat-plants"

3. "A vast area of tall grass"

10:5 "an owl ... has only one leg"

4. "The country of the owls"

11:9 bird "like pheasant" (viz., red), which "feeds on bugs." [robin ?]

5. "The country of the robins."

11:11 Mt. Bulk-carve {in Daoist symbolism, carving = social organization, which subjects one to officialdom (as if to bloodsuckers)}

6. "mosquitoes ... bite those who pass by and such their blood."

11:12 Mt. Agony-vein

7. "bursts into tears"

11:18 Mt. "Trailer"

8. "The house of

11:34 Mt. Woman-warm

the Cuckoo-goddess" {on Mt. Thornaks ("Cuckoo"), goddess Hera warmed a cuckoo in her bosom}, proffering a

11:39 "fief-stone"

finger-ring (for pledge of fealty to her)

11:42 "the bridge-drain"

9. "the Bridge of Terror":

11:44 "just-me"

"Just follow us ..."

11:46 Mt. "Yoke"

10. "The Junction"

11:47 Mt. "Murk"

11."curiously ... demand to know"

11:48 "the knowing-boar"

12. "Bujang Sugi, also known as Keling, ... is in charge of information ... and knowledge"

12:4 Mt. "Trey" {cf. Yoruba divining-trey, for magic charms}

13. "magic charms ... are given to

12:6 Mt. Manly-man

brave men to make them more heroic, certain others to

12:7 "The two daughters of the great god'

women with clever hands ..., while still others are for

1:1 Mt. Sweet-jujube {jujube is emblematic of India (Jambu dvipa), the country of farmers}

farmers,

2:7 "used for poisoning fish"

fishermen ..."

2:8 Mt. Lone-thyme {the thymus is asserted in the Iliad to be the source of murderous battle-rage}

14. "the soul of the war hero Muang"

3:1 Steep-bank of the deity "Incense Pool" (liquid incense for burning)

15. "The Hill of Fire"

3:2 "it helps you to have a baby."

16. "The Country of Infants. ... Women ... are often beseiged by older children who beseech them to be their mothers."

5:1 Mt. Lewd-bed

17. "The Country of Women Died of Childbirth." (i.e., in childbed)

5:11 Mt. "Corpse"

6:1 High-horse Reptile. "This god is Lord of the Stinging Insects."

19. "The Country of People Died of Snakebite. ... open wounds on their legs and arms -- which can never be healed"

6:11 "iron ... frog-fish"

20. "the Country of Fish Doctors who wear coats with silver spots and ... perform healing ceremonies for sick fishes."

6:13 Mt. Boast-father [who boasted he could drink all lakes dry, but failed in (violated) this claim]

21. "the people who had violated the puni taboo" (requiring one to eat all food touched by oneself)

7:1 "quail eggs"

24. "The Country of People Died ... while collecting eggs in birds' nests"

7:2 "can be used as a cure for poison."

25. "The Country of People Died of Tuba Poisoning."

7:3 Mt. Mother-in-law-merry

26. "The Country of the Kingfisher Goddess."

7:4 "you won't have a goitre."

27. "The Countries of Warriors Killed by Enemies ... but with their heads [necks] intact."

7:8 "oozing pus"

29. "The Country of People Died of Wounds. ... wounds, bandages around them, ... flies which always swarm about the wounds."

7:19 "the wolfbane" {wolfbane was secured by Heraklees when he brought, from the realm of the giant demon Hades, the fierce hound Kerberos}

30. "The Country of Giant Demons ... with the help of a pack of fierce hunting dogs."

8:1 "patterned fish"

31. "The Fish River."

8:2 "the River Brocade"

32. "tatooed"

8:3 "The deity Alligator Siege"

36. "The Country of the Crocodile King."

8:4 Mt. Girl-stool

37. goddess Indu Dara Jelini, whose "official task is to warn and prevent strangers from taking a bath in the Icy River" {cf. one daughter of Geirrod producing river wherein Tor bathed; while the other daughter of Geirrod crouched under a stool}

8:5 Mt. Help-all

41. "if the soul is really homesick, he can come back later."

8:5 "the River Risk."

42. "the torrential [river] Limban ... is difficult and dangerous" to paddle in

8:23 Mt. Lute-drum

43. festival

"The River Dawdle"

44. "the landing platform ... his destination ... forever."

9:11 Mt. Wind-rain

45. "The return journey of the orang ti nyabak [shamaness-guide for soul of deceased]." "She sits securely on the shoulders of the Wind God who whirls around ..."

Anne Birrell (transl.): The Classic of Mountains and Seas. Penguin Books, 1999. pp. 65 to 106

Clayton H. Chu: The Three Worlds of Iban Shamanism. PhD diss., Columbia U., 1978. pp. 269 to 279