The heroic of Thao Houng or Chueng: A viewpoint towards the epic entitled, “Thao Houng-Thao Chueng”

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the heroic of Thao Houng or Thao Chueng towards the epic entitled, “Thao Houng-Thao Chueng”. As a notable heroic chronicle literature to praise the ancient valiance in Southeast Asia, it is found that there are many different viewpoints referred to this epic. In view of the story analysis, Thao Houng or Chueng held for the cultural heroic who had wisdom in martial obligations. He was regarded to doughtiness, righteousness, leadership, and conservativism. So Thao Houng or Chueng became respectable and durably benevolent.