BY TRADITION
Javanese folklore
2 records of Javanese folklore — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.
GenderuwoA Javanese hairy, ape-like spirit of the memedi class. Clifford Geertz recorded it as more prankster than murderer; other tellings warn it wears a loved face to tempt.Wewe GombelA Javanese female spirit who kidnaps children. Folklore also says she keeps neglected children kindly until their parents change. Fright and shelter occupy the same figure.
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