Sumatra
Polong
Pesugihan / Wealth Demon Danger 4 of 5 · Dangerous
- Form
- Bottle familiar spirit
- Origin
- Malay familiar created and kept in a bottle (polong = the vessel-spirit), fed blood from its owner's finger, sent to possess and waste enemies.
- Behavior
- Possesses victims, who rave and reveal the sender's name under exorcism.
- Deterrents and vulnerabilities
- Exorcism forces it to name its owner; destroying the bottle ends it.
- Diet
- Blood / Fetuses
- Culture
- Malay
- Region
- Sumatra
- 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 | Ghost, spirit, or undead |
| Flight | Grounded |
| Burial | None or weak |
| Children | None |
| Blood and organs | None |
| Theft and mischief | Theft, pranks, or mischief central |
| Hair or fur | None |
| Animal form | None |
| Detached head | None |
| Fire or light | None |
| Water | None |
| Forest | None |
| Settlement | Village, house, hospital, or road |
| Black magic | Black magic or witchcraft central |
| Widespread | Localized |
| Body plan | Animal or animal hybrid |
| Diet | Blood |
Nearest on the tree
Identical coding to Pelesit, so the tree cannot separate them.
