Many stories have been advanced by scholars to explain the etymology of the word ‘gedhog‘ and an agreed definition has still not been reached. The exact meaning must therefore remain in question.

The features of the Wayang Gedhog puppets are as is as those of the Wayang Purwa, but they’ve different headgears, clothes, and ornaments, resembling the Balinese Wayang Gambuh.

The stories are derived from the Malat stories, or the Serat Pandji, telling the legendary history of the kingdoms of Kediri, Singosari, and Gegelang. All of the stories about these East Java kingdoms mingle myth with historical fact, and were written during the thirteenth century.

Resembling this Wayang Gedhog is the Wayang Gambuh, still existing in Bali, but not as pop as the Wayang Parwa and the Wayang Ramayana.

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Narasumber: Moerdowo,R.M.