Semar

The Semar history According to the historian Prof. Dr. Slamet Muljana, the leading figure Semar was the first time found in the Majapahit literary work of the royal time was entitled Sudamala. Apart from in the form of kakawin, the Sudamala story was also carved as relief in the Sukuh Temple that berangka in 1439. Semar was narrated as the servant or the leading figure's slave main this story, that is Sahadewa from the Pandawa family. Of course the Semar role not only as the follower, but also as the humour launcher to dilute the tense atmosphere. In the following time, when Islam kingdoms developed in the Javanese Island, pewayangan then was utilised as one of the preaching medias. Stories that were staged still around Mahabharata that at that time has adhered strong in the community's Javanese memory. One of the Muslim scholars who was known as the cultural expert, for example Sunan Kalijaga. In the staging of the puppet, the leading figure Semar was still continuing to be maintained by his existence, even his active role more than in the Sudamala story.