Pantheon of The Gods and Goddesses Mythological Creatures: Philippine Mythology

PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY
Pantheon of the Gods and Goddesses

Mythological Creatures
Introduction
Philippine mythology is derived from

Philippine folk literature, which is
the traditional oral literature of the
Filipino people. This refers to a
wide range of material due to the
ethnic mix of the Philippines. Each
unique ethnic group has its own
stories and myths to tell.
Introduction…
PHILIPPINE PANTHEON. The stories of
ancient Philippine mythology include
deities, creation stories, mythical creatures,
and beliefs. Ancient Philippine mythology
varies among the many indigenous tribes of
the Philippines. Some groups during the
pre-Spanish conquest era believed in a
single Supreme Being who created the
world and everything in it, while others
chose to worship a multitude of tree and
forest deities (diwatas). Diwatas came from
the Sanskrit word devata which means
"deity", one of the several
significant Hindu influences in the Pre-
Hispanic religion of the ancient Filipinos.
Introduction…
Because the country has many islands
and is inhabited by different ethnic
groups, Philippine Mythology and
superstitions are very diverse.
However, certain similarities exist
among these groups, such as the
belief in Heaven (Kaluwalhatian or
Kalangitan), Hell (Impiyerno), and
human soul (kaluluwa).
Introduction…
The prevalence of belief in the figures
of Filipino mythology is strong in the
provinces. Many common folk
attribute psychological problems to
these superstitions and considered
significant for psychologists in
understanding the Filipino psyche.
Introduction…
Before the arrival of the Spaniards and the
introduction of Roman Catholicism in the
1500's, the indigenous inhabitants of the
Philippines were adherents of a mixture of
animism, Hinduism, and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Bathala was the supreme God of the Filipinos,
represented by the langit, or sky, but not all
Filipinos believed in it. The Ninuno, or the
ancient ancestors, were the people who
taught Filipinos/Tagalogs who will be in the
future; they believed in the supreme God. For
the Bikolanos, the supreme God was
Gugurang.
Introduction…
Other Filipino gods and goddesses include araw
(sun), buwan (the moon), tala (the stars), and
natural objects (such as trees, shrubs,
mountains, or rocks). However, they were not
the Western kinds of gods and goddesses;
they were representations for some
Filipinos/Tagalogs; or they were
representations as gifts. As the Abrahamic
religions began to sweep the islands, most
Filipinos became Christians, consequently
believing in only one God. Other Filipinos
became Muslims, especially in the southern
islands of the country such as Mindanao.
Filipino mythology gods and goddesses
The famous gods and goddesses of Greek,
Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Chinese, and
Japanese mythology are the most
widespread popular mythology in the
world today. These different countries
contain different gods and goddesses. Even
if Filipino Mythology is not as well-known
as the others, they still contain similar
elements, such as gods, goddesses, creation
stories, mythical creatures and beliefs.
PANTHEON of Philippine
gods and goddesses
(in Alphabetical order)
AGUI
god of fire; brother of Agwe

AGWE
god of waters
AMAN
SINAYA
god of the sea, fishing, and

seafaring
AMANIKABLE
god of the hunt, the

protector of huntsmen
AMIHAN
the bird who stirred up the

waters and the heavens
ANITUN
TABU
goddess of the wind and the

rain
APOLAKI
god of the sun, lord of war, son

of Bathala, patron of warriors
ASPENE
the shell goddess

BAGOBO
god of war
BATHALA
king of the gods, ruler of the

heavens, creator of humanity
BAYOA
god of pacts
DAL’LANG
goddess of beauty
DAYEA
goddess of secrets
DELTISE
god of mambabarangs
DETINOS
god of evil; enemy of Bathala

DIAN
MASALANTA
goddess of love, pregnancy,

childbirth, became known as
"Maria Makiling" post-Spanish
DIHAS
goddess of medicinal herbs

HABAGAT
god of winds
HALMISTA
god of Magic
HANAN
god of the morning

HAYO
god of the sea and the ocean

HUKLOBAN
goddess of death
IDEANALE
goddess of agriculture and

animal husbandry
KALINGA
god of thunder
KAPALARAN
Although he is not a God, he is still considered

as a high power. He has the power to change
destiny at his will.
KIDUL
god of earthquakes
KILUBANSA
god of healing
LAKAMBUWI
god of gluttony, food, and

eating
LAKAPATI
deity of fertility and

cultivated fields
LALAHON
goddess of volcanoes
LINGA
god of disease, although

unlike Manggagaway, he
cures them
MAGUAYEN
ferryboat god, ferries

souls to hell
MALYARI
god of strength and

bravery
MANGARAGAN
goddess of war
MANGGAGAWAY
goddess of disease, poses as a healer

and inflicts terror by inducing
maladies instead; one of Sitan's
helper
MANISALAT
god of broken families

MAYARI
one-eyed, beautiful goddess and

ruler of the moon, daughter of
Bathala
OGHEP
god of mountains and hills

PAMAHRES
god of knowledge
PASIPO
god of music
PUGHE
the king of the Dwendes

of the North
PUNHO
god of trees
SIDAPA
god of death
SIGINAGURAN
god of hell
SIRENHA
goddess of fishes
SITAN
god of the afterlife,

guardian of the realm of
the spirits
SODOP
goddess of gold
SOMILGE
goddess of magic, queen

of witchery
TALA
goddess of the stars;

daughter of Bathala
Mythological Creatures
RESOURCES:
F. Landa Jocano, Outline of Philippine Mythology
(Centro Escolar University Research and
Development Center, 1969)
Angelfire Editors. (n.d.). Mysterio delas Felipinas.
Retrieved November 10, 2011, from Angelfire:
http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/mdf/Gods.htm
Philippine mythology. (2006, June 01). Retrieved
November 10, 2011, from Michael Bourne's Book
of Thoth: http://www.book-of-
thoth.com/thebook/index.php/Philippine_mythol
ogy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_mythology
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PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY

Pantheon of the Gods and Goddesses

Philippine mythology is derived from

god of fire; brother of Agwe

god of the sea, fishing, and

god of the hunt, the

the bird who stirred up the

goddess of the wind and the

god of the sun, lord of war, son

the shell goddess

king of the gods, ruler of the

god of evil; enemy of Bathala

goddess of love, pregnancy,

goddess of medicinal herbs

god of the morning

god of the sea and the ocean

goddess of agriculture and

Although he is not a God, he is still considered

god of gluttony, food, and

deity of fertility and

god of disease, although

ferryboat god, ferries

god of strength and

goddess of disease, poses as a healer

god of broken families

one-eyed, beautiful goddess and

god of mountains and hills

the king of the Dwendes

god of the afterlife,

goddess of magic, queen

goddess of the stars;

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