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Metiatil: married to the hero Lageay Lengkuos; Lageay Lengkuos: the greatest of heroes and a shaman (beliyan) who made the earth and forests; the only one who could pass the magnet stone in the straight between the big and little oceans; inverted the directions where east became west, inverted the path of the sun, and made the water into land and land into water; Matelegu Ferendam: son of Lageay Lengkuos and Metiatil, although in some tales, he was instead birthed by Metiatil's necklace, Tafay Lalawan, instead, Lageay Seboten: a poor breechcloth-wearing culture hero who carried a basket of camote and followed by his pregnant wife; made a sacred pilgrimage to Tulus, and awaits the arrival of a Teduray who would lead his people, Mo-Sugala: father of Legeay Seboten who did not follow his son; loved to hunt with his dogs, and became a man-eater living in a cave, Saitan: evil spirits brought by foreign priests, Guru: leader of the Bolbol, a group of humans who can change into birds or whose spirits can fly at night to hunt humans, Damangias: a spirit who would test righteous people by playing tricks on them. Maka-andog: A Reconstructed Myth from Eastern Samar, Philippines. pagan101 posted this. Lulu.com, 2013. Casal, G. (1986). WebAFAIK, there are no deities associated with vanilla. Manila: Rex Book Store. Bane, Theresa (2016). HAU Journal of Ethnographic Theory. Women in Philippine Folktales. Diwata Magbabaya: the supreme deity and creator of heaven and earth; Palmot: one of trusted heavenly messenger of the supreme deity; an angel, Tagma-sa-Manguabungud: the god of the woods, Tagma-sa-langit: the god who protects the sick, Jobrael: also called Jobraim; son of a human and a supernatural; stayed on earth for a thousand years, and was taken back to heaven by Palmot after he failed to raise the divine kettle provided by the supreme deity, Son of Jobrael: was to be taken back to heaven seven years after his father, Jobrael, was called back; retained his earthly status due to a seven-year plan initiated by his wife, Wife of Jobrael's Son: devised the creation of the entire buklog rituals and its instruments, resulting to her husband's permanent residence on earth, Gomotan Raja: an ancient leader who settled at the banks of Lapuyan river, Gomotan Sangira: an ancient leader who settled in Megusan, Palaganding: son of Gomotan Sangira and twin brother of Rainding; a brave and proficient swordsman, Rainding: son of Gomotan Sangira and twin brother of Palaganding; a brave and proficient swordsman, Gomeed: son of Gomotan Sangira; a brave and proficient swordsman, Bulaw: daughter of Gomotan Sangira; a brave and proficient swordswoman, Rajah Humabon: a Subanon who migrated to Cebu and became a ruler there, Manama: the supreme deity also referred as Sigalungan, meaning all seeing; created the diwatas to assist him in creation; created the earth from his fingernail scrapings, Assistants in Manama's creation: all were given katusan (precognition and power); their bodies were life fingernails, smooth and shiny and only their joints have skin, Ogassi: brother of Manama; incorporated abaca strans into the clay that would become humans, causing mankind's mortality. [4] The term itself can be further divided into ninuno (ancestral spirits) and diwata (gods, goddesses, and deities), although in many cases, the meaning of the terms differ depending on their ethnic association. Philippine Studies Vol. Ateneo University Press, 1994. Page 46. Readings in Philippine Literature. Webdeities associated with centipedesgriffin park demolishedgriffin park demolished San Buenaventura, Fr. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Jamias, N. F. (1947).A study on Biag ni Lam-ang, the Ilocano epic. Dr. Curran analyzed a group of woolly bears and examined the colors in their segments. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I had never heard of Sepa before reading this. I am Osiris, for whom his father and mother sealed an agreement on that day of carrying out the great slaughter; Geb is my father and Nut is my mother, I am Horus the Elder on the Day of Accession, I am Anubis of Sepa, I am the Lord of All, I am Osiris.. He then used it to predict winter weather, with a pretty good success rate. Let's start small. Tangan, L. (2011). 1/2, Philippine Cultural Minorities II: Mangyan Folklore. Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, trabajado por varios sugetos doctos y graves, y ltimamente aadido, corregido y coordinado. Assessing environmental conservation on Palawan Island (the Philippines), in D. Anderson and E. Berglund (eds.) Ateneo de Manila University. Jean-Paul G. (2016). Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House. Peraren, A. Hill, P. (1934). Far Eastern University (1967). E. Floro, 1950. Manila Standard. Canberra, Australia: ANU E Press. Aran: Tiny human-like beings that reside in trees, anthills, dark spaces and are neither evil nor good. Reyes y Florentino, Isabelo de los. Sepa is considered to be a protector against poisonous bites and stings, which is a common attribute among deities of venomous creatures, including scorpions (Serqet) and snakes (Wadjet and others). Llamzon, Teodoro A. Kroeber, A. L. (1918). The female sometimes eats her male partner after they mate, so many people associate the praying mantis with aggressive sexual power. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics. 3, No. Garvan, J. M. (1931). 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". Ramos, Maximo D. (1990). National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Die Negrito Asiens. Journal of International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University. 5 Jun. Sulod Society. Felipe Pardo, archbishop of Manila (1686-1688)Carta sobre la idolatria de los naturales de la provincia de Zambales, y de los del pueblo de Santo Tomas y otros circunvecinos. Page 29. Isneg Tales. 5, No. Bikols of the Philippines. Sevilla, Spain: Archivo de la Indias. This contact between native and foreign faiths later accumulated more stories, which also became part of both faiths, with some alterations. Sepa was sometimes given the head of a donkey (possibly to reflect the fact that donkey manure was used to improve the fertility of soil). Diwata Kat Sidpan: a deity who lives in the western region called Sidpan; Diwata Kat Libatan: a deity who lives in the eastern region called Babatan; Tumangkuyun: wash and keep clean the trunks of the two sacred cardinal trees in Sidpan and Babatan by using the blood of those who have died in epidemics; the blood he uses causes the colors of the sunrise and sunset, Diwata katamyan: invoked when the wet period lasts too long and these Amyan hot-dry winds are needed, Salakap: the spirits of epidemic sickness which arrive on earth through the northwest winds; initially were humans who were forced, thru a discriminatory decree or through their comrade's trick, to consume either the feces or flesh of a dead human, which turned them into Salakap, Tumungkuyan: leaders of the Salakap who paint tree trunks the support the sky using the blood of the epidemic-dead, Sumurutun: captain of the outrigger which transports the dead to Kiyabusan, Lumalayag: warriors who challenge and fight the Salakap, Tandayag: a deity who lives in Kiyabusan; sent by the supreme deity to live with the Salakap in order to prevent them from sailing except during the northeast winds, as per an agreement between the Salakap and the supreme deity, Taliyakud: chief god of the underworld who tends a fire between two tree trunks; asks the souls of the dead questions, where the soul's louse acts as the conscience that answers the questions truthfully; if the soul is wicked, it is pitched and burned, but if it is good, it passes on to a happier place with abundant food, Diwata: general term for deities; they created the first man made from earth and gave him the elements of fire, the flint-like stones, iron, and tinder, as well as rice and most importantly, rice-wine, which humans could use to call the deities and the spirits of their dead, God of Animals: the deity of animals who allowed the creatures to speak but forbade them from dancing; when a king heard of an island filled with dogs, he ordered a captain to get some of them; the captain ordered the dogs which they did, angering the god of animals who struck their ship with lightning, killing the captain and turning the dogs and ship into an island called Tagbayanga, which now protects the town of Pilar from strong winds and waves, Mount Diwata Deities: a group of deities (diwata) at the Diwata Mountains, whose privacy was subjugated by the noise created by the hornbills (kalaw); the oldest among them used her wooden staff and tapped in on the ground three times, which made their home flew up and became the island of Camiguin; a crater was left, which became Lake Mainit, Pikit Octopus: a small octopus at the Pikit river who was raised by the fivider Sario, until grew massive; inflicted illness to anyone who it has stung; when Sario died, the octopus left the river, Rizal: a culture-hero who in the future, will return to aid his people in their struggle, Sario: a diviner who raised the giant octopus in the Pikit river, Tahaw: supreme deity who is give prayers of supplications and petitions, True: deity of the forest and herder of hunting animals. Someday, that caterpillar will wake up as a butterfly or moth and so, the caterpillar can be associated with any sort of transformative magic and ritual. [citation needed]. The woolly bear is a caterpillar that has folklore all his own in POTET, Jean-Paul G. (2016). The Traditional Tiruray Zodiac: The Celestial Calendar of a Philippine Swidden and Foraging People. University of San Carlos Publications. Rex Book Store. It is also a contemporary Hindu name used in many parts of India. [] on my merry little way with no more than a respectful nod and libation. The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Hares: If a hare crosses your path, it's bad luck. 42, No. Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Loyre, G. (1991). Eugenio, Damiana L. (1993). H. Roldan, 1832. Picardal Jr., E. B. Blumentritt, Ferdinand (1895). University of the Philippines Press. It could be inferred that Cent Page 151-152. Cayat, G. C. Manuscript on Kalanguya Cultural Communities. Sagada Social Studies. University of Manila Journal Of East Asiatic Studies, Volumes 7-8. Ethnography of the Bikol People. When spring rolls around, you'll see bees buzzing around your garden, partaking of the rich pollen in your flowers and herbs. Esteban, R. C., Casanova, A. R., Esteban, I. C. (2011). 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. Pedro de(1613). Illinois Wesleyan University. (2018). Peoples of the Philippines: Ibaloi. Our About.com Guide to Insects, Debbie Hadley, says, According to folk wisdom, when the brown bands on fall woolly bears are narrow, it means a harsh winter is coming. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Woolly Bears. Learn Religions, Sep. 20, 2021, learnreligions.com/insect-magic-and-folklore-2562520.