Hantu Songkei

Hantu Songkei (loosening demon) In Malayan mythology, a demon who sets about untying the knots made by hunters in snares for wildfowl. He is invisible below the waist, and he has a nose of enormous length (a symbol of his penis) and eye sockets stretched sideways to such an extent that he can see all around him.

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow– Copyright © 2009 by Anthony S. Mercatante

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