The daughter took Aphai and Sinsamut to Kokaew Phitsadan (Wonder Island) where a hermit saved them from the giant. Thai folklore has a lot of different elements, but this particular piece, Phra Aphai Manu, is distinct in that it was composed during the time period of western colonization of SE Asia and was composed only by one single poet, as opposed to a gradual expansion on an ancient tale. Together, they went in search of Aphai. Phra Aphai himself is said to have learned "to speak Farang (European), Chinese and Cham languages." 95. Angry at Phra Aphai for giving her up to Usaren, Princess Suwanmali fled and become a nun in a monastery. He was assisted by a family of mermaids, father, mother and a daughter. It is possible that Sunthorn Phu may have learned these epic stories from European missionaries, Catholic priests, or learned individuals who travelled to Siam during the early-19th century. … Moreover, Phra Aphai Mani was composed during the period of western colonisation of Southeast Asia. [citation needed], Pii Sue Samut ("the sea butterfly"), a love-struck female titan who kidnaps the hero, is reminiscent of the nymph Calypso. If you go to Koh Samet, you can find the statue of Prince Phra Aphai Mani and his mermaid bride! Function: _error_handler, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/page/index.php Card Effect(s) [ Stride ] (Released when both players' vanguards are grade 3 or greater!) She was unable to climb the mountain because it was too slippery for her. She disguised herself as a beautiful maiden and Aphai fell in love with her. Its sound could put people to sleep and take the soul out of the body causing death. Phra Aphai Mani is a national epic masterpiece of Sunthorn Phu, "The Bard Master of Rattanakosin". *“The story of Plai Ngarm” lay outside the main plot. Sunthorn Phu could also give an accurate knowledge of modern sea voyage in that part of the world. Usaren and his father came back to attack Phleuk. Also, much like Odysseus, Phra Aphai's long voyage enables him to speak many languages and to discern the minds and customs of many foreign races. So it's worth but to make a short stop here. With more than 48,000 lines, Phra Aphai Mani is a terrific tale of mythical creatures in a fantasy land, though many people believe that the poem has deeper anti-colonisation meanings. Afterwards, he met Prince Usaren, who was looking for a fiancée. Pii Sue Samut “the Sea Butterfly”a love-struck female titan who kidnaps the hero, vaguely reminds us of the nymph Calypso. The father and mother were caught and eaten by the ogress. The character Nang Phisua Samut from the story Phra Aphai Mani. Although, Phra Aphai Mani contains many mythical creatures and supra-natural protagonists, its major difference from other Thai epics is that they are originally created by Sunthorn Phu himself, unlike those poetic tales based on well-known folk stories like Khun Chang Khun Phaen. Moreover, the locations of cities and islands in Phra Aphai Mani are not imagined but actually correspond to real geographical locations in the Andaman Sea as well as east of the Indian Ocean. The throne of Lanka later fell to Usaren's little sister, Laweng (นางละเวง). Aphai married the mermaid who partially helped him escape and had a son, named Sutsakhon (สุดสาคร). The main protagonists are Prince Aphai Mani, the mermaid, and the Pisue Samutr; a female yak who can transmute herself into a beautiful girl. The young mermaid later bore a son with Aphai, called Sutsakhon. Phra Aphai, the protagonist, resembles Orpheus—the famed musician of the Argonauts—rather than an Achilles-like warrior. โพสต์ความคิดเห็น. Suwannamali was still angry at Phra Aphai for daring to give her up to Usaren, so she fled to become a nun. This leaves his original vision of the work at 25,098 lines of poetry - spanning 64 samut thai books. [citation needed], All of this suggests that Sunthorn Phu was a Siamese bard with a bright and curious mind who absorbed, not only the knowledge of contemporary seafaring and Western inventions, but also stories of Greek classical epics from learned Europeans. It was written over a course of 20 years in the early 1800s by Sunthorn Phu, the national poet at that time. Phra Aphai Mani and his brother, Sisuwan were princes who were sent to study by their father as he hoped they could use the knowledge gained to rule the country, but Phra Aphai came back with the knowledge of playing the pipe and his brother at sword-fighting. With the trick of a maid, Nang Wali, Suwannamali left the nunhood to marry Phra Aphai. The princess was engaged to the European Prince, Usaren (อุศเรน) of Lanka. Phra Aphai Mani (พระอภัยมณี) (shortened to Aphai) and his brother, Sisuwan (ศรีสุวรรณ), are Thai princes. There was a fight, Usaren fled back to Lanka. Aphai escaped to the shore and had to blow the pipe which killed the giant. In the story, the prince is exiled to an undersea kingdom ruled by a female giant named Pisuea Samut (‘Butterfly of the Sea’). This made Phra Aphai Mani surprisingly futuristic for the time. It took Sunthorn Phu more than 20 years to compose (from around 1822 or 1823 to 1844). Sinsamut swam with the princess to an island. Phra Aphai Mani is an epic poem and part of the Thai culture. They went together until they met Sinsamut and Suwannamali. The throne of Lanka fell to his sister, nang Laweng. The sculptures represent fictional characters; the most famous of Thailand's poet Sunthorn Phu (1786 - 1855) were invented.