Ranu

Terms of address: Kala

Type: Raksasa

Origin: Java

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: He is a personification of water. In Wahyu_Mahkutarama he is mentioned as one of the four brothers of Wibisana, who is looking to be returned to his original form. There are no entries for this character in any of the consulted encyclopedias.

Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Wahyu_Makutharama

Family relationships


Siblings: Maruta, Hagni, Wibisana, Bantala

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Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Ranu


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