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Thailand

One entry in one subarea: 1 at grade B. The points fall where the entry was collected, not where the story is set. Hover a point to see the subarea, click it to open the entry.

the central Chao Phraya plain (Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Suphan Buri), with modern spread into the Isan region and cognate figures in Khmer, Lao and Malay areas

BKrasueThailand — the central Chao Phraya plain (Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Suphan Buri), with modern spread into the Isan region and cognate figures in Khmer, Lao and Malay areas

The entries, in brief

The folklore of Thailand documented in this atlas: Krasue. Every entry is placed on the map at the point where it was collected or attested — not where the story is set — and carries its declared grade of documentation (1 at grade B), with the sources it comes from.

Krasue B
A woman's head that detaches itself from the neck at night and flies off carrying stomach, liver and intestines, which hang beneath it like a glowing tail. The body stays at home, inert, and must be found again before dawn. Thai…

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