occurrences which, according t» local tradi tion, had happened in well-known places. Not making a distinction between myth and contemporaneous history, some Javanese legends locate the residences of mythic and epic heroes of Mahabharata fame in districts of Java. In the nineteenth century, partly under the influence of the British administration during the interregnum (1811-1816), some descriptions of places of interest, and records of local legends of the countryside, were written by Javanese officials. In the second half of the eighteenth century peaceful con tacts between Dutch administrators and Javanese gentlemen and country people in creased. Some Dutch officials, interested in history and oriental customs, encouraged Javanese authors to write notes on these subjects. Many Dutch teachers and mission aries, living in the interior of the country, availed themselves of the opportunity to have local legends noted down by Javanese writers. In the course of time several in teresting legends were translated into Dutch and published in magazines and journals, In Part Two, History, of the present Synopsis, under the heads local histories, legends and genealogies (23.500—24.800), texts of a more historical character, though still in many cases referring to well-defined localities, are listed. The folk-tales, do^èv^s, which have been registered in Part Three (31.420) are sometimes related to> local legends. Manuscripts containing information on the subject can be found in the General Index under the catchword legend. 48.510 Local legends of East Java: Sura baya, Pasuruhan: cod. 2035, 2042, CB 145 (1) A.

48.520 Local legends, by Parta Atmaja: cod. 8980 no. 5 (Lëmbu Sasmita), 8980 no. 3 (river Ketai}ga, bjawi). 48.530 Mount Plawapan, luck for gamblers, cockfights: cod. 8975 no. 3. 48.540 Këdu horse: cod. 8980 no. 6 (by Jaya Tanaya), 8980 no. 7 (Sëmbrani, by Citra Sëntana). 48.550 Mount Lawu, by Padma Warsita: cod. 8980 no. 8. 48.560 Panadranan Bana Këlii3, Japara, by Kadarisman: cod. 8980 no. 2. 48.565 Cilacap local warship, Émbah Santri, by Tasman: cod. 8980 no. 4. 48.570 Sendai} Putri, Wanagiri legend: cod. 8980 no. 9. 48.580 Jaka Saqsai}, Madyun legend: cod. 8993 no. 3. 48.590 Jaka Bandu^, Pëlygiarj legend: cod. 6407. 48.600 Sacred Graves and Mosques. Sacred spots, hills, mountain tops, caves and sources of rivers always have occupied an important place in Javanese folklore and popular belief. Many local legends such as have been mentioned under the preceding head may be survivals of ancient mythical tales connected with sacred spots. They might refer to cults of local spirits and rites ob served by worshippers of a bygone era. In the pre-Islamic period of Javanese cultural history cults of local spirits were partly Hinduized, and the objects of the cult were identified with the great Indian gods: siwa, Uma and Brahma. Some ancient local cults, however, remained outside the pale of Hin-