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Southeast Asian

Sundel Bolong

The Sundel Bolong, a dread female ghost of Indonesian folklore — the spirit of a woman who died tragically or was wronged and killed, appearing as a

Sep 8, 202610 min read

Southeast Asian

Pocong

The Pocong, a famous shroud-ghost of Indonesian and Malay folklore — the spirit of a dead person still wrapped in the Muslim burial shroud, bound at head,

Sep 8, 20269 min read

Southeast Asian

Jenglot

The Jenglot, a tiny doll-like creature of modern Indonesian folklore — a small, mummified humanoid figure with a fierce face, long hair, and fangs, said

Sep 7, 202610 min read

Southeast Asian

Genderuwo

The Genderuwo (Gandarwo), a powerful male spirit of Javanese folklore — a large, hairy, ape-like humanoid of immense strength and lust who dwells in old

Sep 7, 20267 min read

Southeast Asian

Buto Ijo

The Buto Ijo (“Green Giant”), a fearsome ogre-giant of Javanese folklore — a huge, green-skinned, fanged, man-eating giant who menaces folktales like

Sep 7, 20268 min read

Southeast Asian

Wewe Gombel

The Wewe Gombel, a ghost of Javanese folklore — a frightening female spirit with long pendulous breasts who snatches and hides away neglected or abused

Sep 7, 20269 min read

Southeast Asian

Nyai Roro Kidul

Nyai Roro Kidul (Kanjeng Ratu Kidul), the powerful Queen of the Southern Sea in Javanese mythology — the beautiful spirit-queen who rules the Indian Ocean

Sep 7, 20268 min read

Southeast Asian

Semar

Semar (Kyai Lurah Semar), the beloved clown-god of Javanese mythology and the wayang — an indigenous deity in the humble form of a fat, ugly clown-servant

Sep 7, 202610 min read

Southeast Asian

Nyi Pohaci

Nyi Pohaci (Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri), the Sundanese rice-goddess — the same beloved divine mother of rice, fertility, and life worshipped across

Sep 7, 202611 min read

Southeast Asian

Dewi Sri

Dewi Sri (Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Sri), the rice-goddess and goddess of fertility and abundance of Java, Bali, and Indonesia — the beloved divine mother of

Sep 6, 20268 min read