the world-serpent under Java that nobody at the temple will name out loud

before Islam, before the Hindu kingdoms even, Java had Antaboga. Sang Hyang Antaboga, the crowned dragon-serpent. you'll see him carved into old wayang ornaments, a snake with a crown. the deepest of it: he lives in Saptapratala, the seventh and lowest layer of the earth, and the telling goes that t……