Kanastren

Alternative names: Kanastri, Ganastri

Terms of address: Batari

Type: God

Origin: Java

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: Once Semar was being chased by two tigers. He found a hermit, [Manumayasa] and asked for his help. The hermit killed the tigers but in their deaths they became two beautiful women. Semar married one of them, Kanastren. And [Manumayasa] married the other, [Kaniraras].

Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Semar_mBangun_Kayangan
  2. Semar_Boyong_(Wahyu_Katetreman)

Family relationships


Consorts: Semar

Offspring: Kamajaya, Wungkuam, Tambora, Wrahaspati, Siwah, Kuwera, Candra, Yamadipati, Surya, Darmanesti

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More information


Takes the shape of: Sinduragen

Sources


H. Solichin, Suyanto, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, Sri Purwanto, 2017. Ensiklopedi Wayang Indonesia. Mitra Sarana Edukasi, Jakarta, pp. 203-104 (Vol. V).
Heru S Sudjarwo, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, 2010. Rupa dan Karakter Wayang Purwa. Kakilangit Kencana, Jakarta, pp. 138-139.
Purwadi, 2013. Mengenal Gambar Tokoh Wayang Purwa dan Keterangannya. Cendrawasih, Surakarta, p. 139.

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Kanastren


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