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National Commission on Culture and the Arts. Fireflies can be seen lighting up the night in many areas of the world. Some (unverified) online sites suggest that Sepa is associated with fertility for one or both of these two reasons: centipedes follow along after earthworms, which fertilize the soil as they pass; and Sepa has been depicted with the head of a donkey, linking Him to donkey manure used in fertilization of the fields. The Mansaka. University of Manila., 1958. Balancing the Spiritual and Physical Worlds: Memory, Responsibility, and Survival in the Rituals of the Sama Dilaut (Bajau laut) in Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, Southern Philippines and Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Global Environment Facility, and UNDP. National Library of the Philippines. Sepa, Centipede God. Bagobo Myths. Lulu Publishing. kristian--mingle said: Ive heard that Loki is commonly associated with spiders. Jean-Paul G. (2016). Unilever Philippines. Let's start small. Philippine Folk Literature: The Legends. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2007. Of Marigondon; can level a mountain with a kick; one of the Mactan chieftains loyally allied to Datu Mangal, Umindig: chief of Bo. University of the Philippines Diliman. English Translation published by University of Michigan. ien- ing: St.-Gabriel-Verlag. H. Otley Beyer Ethnographic Collection. Mansaka Forms of Oral Literature. Jose, V. R. (1974). Cruz-Lucero, R., Pototanon, R. M. (2018). Lifestyle Inquirer. Lach, Donald Frederick (1968).Southeast Asia in the Eyes of Europe: The Sixteenth Century. Quezon City: Kalikasan Press. Balatik: Etnoastronomiya, Kalangitan sa Kabihasnang Pilipino. Folklore Studies Vol. Page 6. Quezon City: Rex Publishing Company. Zaide, S. M. (1999). Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala. Historical Conservation Society. Tagbanua Heaven. Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado. I reverted the food offerings, but left the water on the shrine to evaporate naturally (a slow process in a humid environment), my way of providing a longer-term offering symbolic of that which sustains all lifeincluding centipedes. Liddum: the only deity who inhabits the realm called Kabunian; communicates directly with humans on earth; Lumadab: has the power to dry up the rice leaves, one of the eleven beings importuned to stamp out rice pests, Mamiyo: the stretcher of skeins, one of the twenty-three deities presiding over the art of weaving, Monlolot: the winder of thread on the spindle, one of the twenty-three deities presiding over the art of weaving, Yogyog: a causer of earthquakes; dwells in the underworld, Alyog: a causer of earthquakes; dwells in the underworld, Makalun: spirits that serve the function as messengers of the gods, Namtogan: the paraplegic god of good fortune whose presence made rice harvests and community livestock bountiful; when the humans he was staying with at Ahin began neglecting the. XIV. The female sometimes eats her male partner after they mate, so many people associate the praying mantis with aggressive sexual power. Madale, A. T. (1976). Sino-Filipino Historico-cultural Relations. Martinez-Juan, M. C. (2003). Hedgehogs: Hedgehogs are symbolic of good fortune, especially if you meet one going in the opposite direction. Indigenous paraplegic divinity: The story of Namtogan. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. And since centipedes are so water-dependent, perhaps that partially explains Sepas link to the inundation: centipedes flourish as the flood courses through the land, providing them the essential moisture to thrive. Bimmolog, H., Sallong, L., Montemayor, L. (2005). (1994). Limos, M. A. Novellino, D. (2003). National Teacher's College. Religion of the Katipunan. Vol. "The Ma-aram in a Kiniray-a Society." Boxer Codex: Edicin moderna. Image by James Hager/Robert Harding World Imagery/Getty Images. Maribago; can break pestles with his bare hands; one of the Mactan chieftains loyally allied to Datu Mangal, Tindak-Bukid: chief of Bo. The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. A scene from Old Welsh literature. Santiago, Luciano P. R. (2005). A reclamation of one's heritage. Hussin, H., Santamaria, M. C. M. (2008). Danyag 2 (Dec): 114. 4, Special Issue: Cebuano Literary Studies: Double Marginalization and Speaking Back: A Reading of Three Post-Colonial Texts. Hurley, V. (1935). Fiu Weh: the god who created modern humans by separating the sexual organs; Sawe: goddess who joined Melu to live in the world, Diwata: goddess who joined Fiuwe to live in the sky, Baswit: a primordial bird who lived on the first island as small as a hat called Salnaon; by the order of the gods, it brought earth, a fruit of rattan, and fruits of trees to Melu, who used the materials to create the world, Tau Dalom Tala: spirit who lives in the underworld, Loos Klagan: the most feared deity, uttering his name is considered a curse, Bulon La Mogoaw: one of the two supreme deities; married to Kadaw La Sambad; lives in the seventh layer of the universe, Kadaw La Sambad: one of the two supreme deities; married to Bulon La Mogoaw; lives in the seventh layer of the universe, Cumucul: son of the supreme deities; has a cohort of fire, a sword and shield; married to BoiKafil, BoiKafil: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Cumucul, Bong Libun: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Sfedat; could not bear children, Sfedat: son of the supreme deities; married to Bong Libun; could not bear children; asked Bong Libun to instead kill him, where his body became the land on which plants spout from, Dwata: son of the supreme deities; married to both Sedek We and Hyu We; placed the land-body of Sfedat onto the sea, Sedek We: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Dwata, Hyu We: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Dwata, Blotik: son of the supreme deities; married to Slel, Slel: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Blotik, Blomi: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Mule, Mule: son of the supreme deities; married to Blomi, Loos Klagan: son of the supreme deities; married both La Fun and Datu Bnoling, La Fun: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Loos Klagan, Datu Bnoling: daughter of the supreme deities; married to Loos Klagan, Fu: spirits that inhabit and own the natural environment. Realubit, M. L. F. (1983). Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Noceda, Juan Jos de & Sanlucar,Pedro de (1754). Fansler, D. S. (1921). The History of Butterfly Magic and Folklore, Customs, Traditions and Folklore of Litha, animal symbolism is incorporated into magical belief, some sort of spider mythology, and folktales. 5 Jun. Maklilum-sa-twan: the god of the plains and valleys. Page 358. (1854). Page 22-23. Romulo, L. (2019). Cole, M. C. (1916). The Journal of American Folklore. Ultimate Reality and Meaning: The Kalinga and Ifugaw Universe. [2], Some ethnic groups have pantheons ruled by a supreme deity (or deities), while others revere ancestor spirits and/or the spirits of the natural world, where there is a chief deity but consider no deity supreme among their divinities. Far Eastern University Faculty Journal, Volume 12. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Beyer, H. O. 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Kabunian: the supreme deity and the origin of rice; Moon Deity: the deity who teased Kabunian for not yet having a spouse, Child of Kabunian: the child of Kabunian with a mortal woman; split in half, where one part became lightning and the other became thunder, Matono: a brave woman who adventured into the underworld and saw the causes of poor crops and earthquakes; she afterwards reported her studies to the people of the earth; during the kosdy, the people pray to her to not permit the rice, camotes, and other things to grow down, but to cause them to grow up, Kabigat (of where the water rises): journeyed into the underworld to retrieve trees which became the forests of the middle world, Kabigat (of where the water empties): taught Kabigat (of where the water empties) how to safely get trees from the underworld, Masekn: ruler of the underworld with green eyebrows, red eyes, and a tail, Kabigat (of the east): a large man in the east who adopted Bangan, Bangan: son of Otot and adopted by Kabigat; a kind young man who loved both his father and foster-father; shared gold to the world though Kabigat, Otot: a large man in the west who perished due to an accident, while travelling with his son, Bangan; a tree of gold rose from his burial, where Kabunian fell the tree and all gold on earth scattered from it, Sun God: the deity who pushed up the skyworld and pushed down the underworld, creating earth, after he was hit by a man's arrow during the war between the peoples of the skyworld and the underworld, Labangan: a man who was got the first grain of rice used by mankind from Kabunian, Wife of Kabunian: the spouse of Kabunian who bore their child, which was split into two and revived into lightning and thunder, Two Blind Women: two kind blind beggars in hunger who were driven away by their neighbors; fed by a woman who came from a rock and an old woman; one was given a sack or rice, while the other was given a bottle of water; when they returned home, they decided to replant the rice and distribute it to the people, while the bottle of water gushed out streams which also aided mankind, Delan: deity of the moon, worshiped with the sun and stars; congenial with Elag; during quarrels, Elag sometimes covers Delan's face, causing the different phases of the moon; giver of light and growth, Elag: deity of the sun, worshiped with the moon and stars; has a magnificent house in the sky realm called Gacay; retreats to his home during nights; giver of light and growth, Pandac: deity of the stars, worshiped with the sun and moon; giver of light and growth, Cain: the headhunter creator of mankind; gave customs to the people; lived together with Abel in the sky but separated due to a quarrel, Abel: prayed to when wishing long lives for children; lived together with Cain in the sky but separated due to a quarrel, Keat: personification of lightning, depicted as the road of Cain and Abel, Kidu: personification of thunder, which follows Keat, Oden: deity of the rain, worshiped for its life-giving waters, Betang: unpredictable shape-shifting spirit-creatures living in the forests or wilderness called Gongot; youth and softness are their properties, while they can also alter a human's sense of time; they may take the form of a white dog, a large deer, a horse with a hanging tongue, a naked woman, or beings with grotesque shapes, whose attributes range from long arms and legs, small heads, oversized feet, fur bodies, to hairless bodies; they may also enter a person's dreams or paralyze a human, Gaek Spirits: spirits in the Gaek magic plant used in relation to hunting and fishing; the naw-naw prayer is given to them, Unnamed Supreme God: the supreme god who tasked the primordial giants to initiate the creation of many things, Buni: possibly the name of the supreme god, Aran: one of the two primordial giants tasked with the creation of many things, Abra: an old god who controls the weather; married to Makiling, the elder, Makiling (the elder): the goddess gave birth to Cabuyaran, Cabuyaran: the goddess of healing; daughter of Abra and Makiling, the elder; she eloped with Anianihan, Anianihan: the god of harvest who eloped with Cabuyaran, Saguday: the god of the wind who is one of the two gods preferred by Abra to be his daughter's spouse, Revenador: the god of thunder and lightning who is one of the two gods preferred by Abra to his daughter's spouse, Bulan: the god of peace who comforted the grieving Abra, Amman: the god of the sun, where the sun is his eye, Makiling (the younger): granddaughter of Makiling, the elder; she is guarded by the dog god Lobo in the underworld, Lobo: a god who was punished to become a large dog guarding the entrance to the underworld, Unnamed God: the underworld god who punished Lobo, Sipnget: the goddess of darkness who requested Ang-ngalo to build her a mansion, Asin: ruler of the kingdom of salt, who aided Ang-ngalo in the building of a white mansion, Ocean Deity: the goddess of the ocean whose waters slammed the ediface of salt being built by Ang-ngalo and Asin, causing the sea's water to become salty, Apolaki: the name of a deity, which later was used to refer to the supreme deity of Christian converts, Ines Kannoyan: beautiful maiden who became the lover of Lam-ang; aided the resurrection of Lam-ang, Horned Presidente: a presidente of a town who wished to have horns to frighten the people under his rule and keep them under his control; his wish backfired as the people perceived him as worse than an animal; he continued to demand to be the ruler despite his people withdrawing their support, which eventually led to his death, Agueo: the morose and taciturn sun god who is obedient to his father, Ama; lives in a palace of light, Bulan: the merry and mischievous moon god, whose dim palace was the source of the perpetual light which became the stars; guides the ways of thieves, Anito: spirits who lurk everywhere; capable of inflicting pain and suffering, or of granting rewards, Gods of the Pistay Dayat: gods who are pacified through the Pistay Dayat ritual, where offerings are given to the spirits of the waters who pacify the gods, Urduja: a warrior princess who headed a supreme fleet, Rizal: a culture-hero who, according to tradition, will return to aid his people in their struggle for victory and genuine freedom, Malayari: also called Apo Namalyari, the supreme deity and creator, Akasi: the god of health and sickness; sometimes seen at the same level of power as Malayari, Kalasakas: god of early ripening of rice stalks, Kalasokus: god of turning grain yellow and dry, Damulag: also called Damolag, god of protecting fruiting rice from the elements, Anitun Tauo: the goddess of wind and rain who was reduced in rank by Malayari for her conceit, Great Creator: the god who created all things; used to come down and talk to people before the great flood; rules the earth through Tigbalog, Lueve, Amas, and Binangewan, Gutugutumakkan: the supreme deity, possibly the name of the Great Creator. Page 13. (1982). Each ethnic group has their own distinct pantheon of deities. Encyclopedia of the Philippines: Literature. There are over a hundred distinct pantheons in the Philippines. Galang, Zoilo M. (1950). Supreme Being: referred to as Mayo, in one account; Mayo: a fisherfolk hero who introduced the yuyus used to catch flying fishes called dibang, which are in turn used to catch the summertime fish arayu, The Giver: the entity who provides all things; the souls of the upper class travel to the beings's abode in heaven and become stars, Aitu: refers to the souls of the dead, place spirits, and wandering invisibles not identified nor tied down to any particular locale or thing, Aitu between Chavidug and Chavayan: place spirit Aitus who were reported to create sounds when the gorge between Chavidug and Chavayan were being created through dynamite explosions; believed to have shifted their residences after the construction of the passage, Rirryaw Aitu: place spirit Aitus who played music and sang inside a cave in Sabtang, while lighting up fire; believed to have change residences after they were disturbed by a man, ji Rahet Aitu: a grinning place spirit Aitu who lived in an old tree; a man later cut the tree and found an earthen pot believed to have been owned by the Aitu, Nuvwan Aitu: good place spirit Aitus who saved a woman from a falling tree; they are offered rituals through the vivyayin, ji P'Supwan Aitu: good place spirit Aitus who became friends and allies of a mortal woman named Carmen Acido; sometimes taking in the form of dogs, they aided her and guided her in many of her tasks until her death from old age; despite their kindness towards Carmen, most people avoided the farm where they live, Mayavusay Aitu: place spirit Aitus living in a parcel of land in Mayavusay; sometimes take in the form of piglets, and can return cut vegetation parts into the mother vegetation, Cairn-dwelling Aitu: place spirit Aitus who lived in cairns and put a curse towards a man who destroyed their home; appearing as humans, the shaman Balaw conversed with them to right the wrong made by the man against their home, Mayuray Aitu: a wandering Aitu who expanded and was filled with darkness; encountered by a young boy who the spirit did not harm; referred as a kapri, Aitus who walk around and grow as tall as the height for their surroundings, Dayanak Aitu: a type of very small Aitu with red eyes and gold ornaments; accepting their gold ornaments will cause misfortune, Benita: a mortal woman who was visited by her deceased husband in the form of an Aitu, which led to the return of three parcels of land to their rightful owner; in another story, she was visited by her deceased goddaughter, which led to proper rituals which appeased her goddaughter's soul, Maria: a mortal woman who was visited by the silent Aitu of her husband's relative; the spirit was later appeased through prayers, Juanito: a mortal man who was visited in a dream by his deceased father's Aitu, which led to him relenting to give more share of the family inheritance to his half-sister, Maring, Wife of Leoncio Cabading: visited by her deceased husband's Aitu, who told her to stop the prayers for it will do nothing as he was killed by a violent landslide; the spirit offered her to join him, to which she rejected, Carmen Acido: a mortal woman who became friends and allies of the Aitu from ji P'Supwan; she lived to over 80 years old, Balaw: a medicine man and shaman who communicated and controlled certain Aitus, Maria Barios: a woman whose back-basket was ridden by a wandering Aitu, who she carried until she arrived at the town center, Juan Galarion: a man who saw a giant wandering Aitu, as large as the church of Mahataw; he believed it was a kapri, Tita: a girl who was kidnapped and later returned by wandering Aitus; while being carried by the Aitus, she menstruated, which made the Aitus flee; the site where she landed is known as Ranum i Tita, Chief Spirits: may take the form of human beings, former mortals who mix with the living, and reside in bathing places, Anlabban: looks after the general welfare of the people; special protector of hunters, Landusan: responsible for some cases of extreme poverty; like all evil spirits, Landusan can also be countered by the rare tagarut herb-amulet, Alupundan: causes the reapers toes to get sore all over and swell, Arurin: deity who sees to it that the harvest is bad if farmers fail to offer to her a share of the harvest, Dagdagamiyan: a female spirit who causes sickness in children for playing in places where the harvest is being done, Darupaypay: devours the palay stored in the hut before it is transferred to the granary, Ginuudan: comes to measure the containers of palay, and causes it to dwindle, Sildado: resembles a horse, and kills children who play noisily outside the house, Inargay: kills people during harvest time; the inapugan ritual of offered to the deity to appease him not to kill anyone, Alipugpug: spirit of the little whirlwind from the burned field, who portends a good harvest, Pilay: spirit of the rice, who resides on the paga, a shelf above the hearth; the pisi ritual is offered to the deity to ensure that children won't get hungry, Unnamed Man: held the world on his hands; produced a spark using a flint and a steel, causing Sal-it (lightning); in contrast, Addug (thunder) is the water roaring in the sky, Man Who Caused Birds to Attack: a man who was aided by birds, by giving him seeds that he was tasked to plant and share with other birds; reneged on his promise, resulting to the never-ending attacks of birds on the seeds planted by mankind, Man Who Hates Flies: a man whose cow was killed by a fly, which resulted into a law that allowed the killing of flies, Bagatulayan: the supreme deity who directs the activities of the world, including the celestial realms, Gomayen: mother of Mabaca, Binongan, and Adasin, Mabaca: one of the three founders of the Tinguian's three ancient clans; daughter of Gomayen and the supreme deity, Binongan: one of the three founders of the Tinguian's three ancient clans; daughter of Gomayen and the supreme deity, Adasin: one of the three founders of the Tinguian's three ancient clans; daughter of Gomayen and the supreme deity, Kadaklan: deity who is second in rank; taught the people how to pray, harvest their crops, ward off evil spirits, and overcome bad omens and cure sicknesses, Apadel (Kalagang): guardian deity and dweller of the spirit-stones called pinaing, Init-init: the god of the sun married to the mortal Aponibolinayen; during the day, he leaves his house to shine light on the world, Gaygayoma: the star goddess who lowered a basket from heaven to fetch the mortal Aponitolau, who she married, Takyayen: child of Gaygayoma and Aponitolaul popped out between Gaygayoma's last two fingers after she asked Aponitolau to prick there, Makaboteng: the god and guardian of deer and wild hogs, Aponibolinayen: mortal spouse of the sun god, Init-init, Aponitolau: mortal who was fetched by the star goddess Gaygayoma, despite him being already married, DumaNig: a demon which possesses the moon (Bolan) and causes her to devour her husband the sun (Ageo), NamBisayunan: the howl or shriek that is heard during a storm, Libo-o d Ngatu: the clouds of the skyworld which cause sickness, Maman: beings derived from a second death of souls in the afterworld; they are perceptible in red light, as on a rainy day near sunset; may cause sickness, Bulaiyao: live in big rocks, hot springs, and volcanoes; have a fiery appearance which they can turn on or turn off; capture or devour souls, Gulilingob ud Tangob: the strongest of all the bulaiyao, Dumabag: the god of the volcano at Balatok, Lumawig: the local god of the Mangali-Lubo-Tinglaiyan district, Angako d Ngato: demons that afflict with sickness, Angtan: goddesses or demons that depress men, bring worry and bad luck, ALan: cannibal or ghoul spirits that figure largely in myths and folktales as carrying away or devouring souls and as producing many kinds of transformations in men and in themselves, Pinading: extraordinary souls of the dead that have attained a superior power and existence, Gittam: a giant who established himself in the realm called Daya after killing many humans; lives in an island out in a big lake, Python of Gittam: protects the habitat of Gittam; swallowed a boy, who was rescued by a hero by killing the giant python, Iyu: water creatures who swim in the lakes of Lagud; depicted as a whale, an eel, a dragon, or, in some cases, a python also called Malaga, Makapangwa: The supreme being also known as "Yafu".