Widespread
Peri
Nature / Ancestral Spirit Danger 2 of 5 · Unsettling
- Form
- Fairy-like spirit
- Origin
- Peri of Malay tales: beautiful winged female nature spirits of forests and mountains, from Persian pari via Malay literature.
- Behavior
- Mostly benevolent; aids heroes, guards wild places.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Courtesy; iron is harmful to her kind in some tales.
- Diet
- Non-consumptive
- Culture
- Malay
- Region
- Archipelago-wide
- Sampling
- Added in dataset v3–v5; first placed on a tree here.
Coded characters
◆ New entry coded by folklore synthesis. Sex: Unspecified.
| Human-like | Humanoid, witch, or human spirit |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male, unspecified, or variable |
| Death or birth origin | Not death or birth related |
| Incorporeal | Embodied creature or witch |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | None |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | Forest, jungle, or mountain |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Humanoid spirit |
| Diet | Non-consumptive |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Orang Bunian, Hantu Rimba, Waruga Spirit, Dedemit, Lelembut, Roh Komodo, Penunggu, Putri Gunung Ledang, Wong Samar, Gamang, Putri Mandalika, Hainuwele, so the tree cannot separate them.
