Over the summer, a local soccer team and their coach were trapped inside the Tham Luang Nang Non, a karstic cave system in Northern Thailand. Besides the great rescue, the history of the cave is rich with stories and legends. The name translates into the "Great Cave of the Sleeping Lady" or "the cave of the reclining lady," legends vary but the most popular story known goes, the cave was named after a princess who had committed suicide after she was forbidden to be with her lover, a commoner. The story varies whereas in the Washington Post article explains she was pregnant to a stable boy therefore, they took refuge in the cave and when he had gone to look for food her father's army had caught and killed him. Afterward, the princess had stabbed herself and her blood had become the water in the cave and the surrounding mountains, her body. The local residents believe her spirit guards the cave. Other legends say the cave was the home of demonic giants "yaksha" who were ruled from the cave by a king and others speak of a trickster spirit that devoured men and those who come in. All stories mention the cave becoming a powerful entity home to a sometimes dangerous spirit though it keeps the Northern Thai region safe.
https://www.upi.com/Thailands-inhospitable-caves-host-sacred-legends/7721531221813/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/spirit-of-mythical-princess-looms-over-thai-cave-crisis/2018/06/27/7feaa5a4-79f6-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.98255ec30510
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