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Bagong

Javanese · demigod · perennial in wayang · Recorded classification

Parentage

parent: Divine Clown-Guardian

Domains

comic servant wayang

Relations

sibling: Club-Footed Clown-ServantFoster-brother among the panakawan; clown-sons of Semar.Geertz, Clifford (1960). The Religion of Java. (secondary)
sibling: Long-Nosed Clown-ServantFoster-brother among the panakawan; clown-sons of Semar.Geertz, Clifford (1960). The Religion of Java. (secondary)

Sources

existence: Geertz, Clifford (1960). The Religion of Java. Glencoe: Free Press. (secondary); Anderson, Benedict R. O. G. (1965). Mythology and the Tolerance of the Javanese. Cornell Modern Indonesia Project. (secondary)

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