1.
PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY
Pantheon of the Gods and Goddesses
Mythological Creatures

2.
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.

3.
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.

4.
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).

5.
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.

6.
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.

7.
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.

8.
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.

9.
PANTHEON of Philippine
gods and goddesses
(in Alphabetical order)

10.
AGUI
god of fire; brother of Agwe

11.
AGWE
god of waters

12.
AMAN
SINAYA
god of the sea, fishing, and
seafaring

13.
AMANIKABLE
god of the hunt, the
protector of huntsmen

14.
AMIHAN
the bird who stirred up the
waters and the heavens

15.
ANITUN
TABU
goddess of the wind and the
rain

16.
APOLAKI
god of the sun, lord of war, son
of Bathala, patron of warriors

17.
ASPENE
the shell goddess

18.
BAGOBO
god of war

19.
BATHALA
king of the gods, ruler of the
heavens, creator of humanity

20.
BAYOA
god of pacts

21.
DAL’LANG
goddess of beauty

22.
DAYEA
goddess of secrets

23.
DELTISE
god of mambabarangs

24.
DETINOS
god of evil; enemy of
Bathala

25.
DIAN
MASALANTA
goddess of love, pregnancy,
childbirth, became known as
"Maria Makiling" post-Spanish

26.
DIHAS
goddess of medicinal herbs

27.
HABAGAT
god of winds

28.
HALMISTA
god of Magic

29.
HANAN
god of the morning

30.
HAYO
god of the sea and the

31.
HUKLOBAN
goddess of death

32.
IDEANALE
goddess of agriculture and
animal husbandry

33.
KALINGA
god of thunder

34.
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.

35.
KIDUL
god of earthquakes

36.
KILUBANSA
god of healing

37.
LAKAMBUWI
god of gluttony, food, and
eating

38.
LAKAPATI
deity of fertility and
cultivated fields

39.
LALAHON
goddess of volcanoes

40.
LINGA
god of disease, although
unlike Manggagaway, he
cures them

41.
MAGUAYEN
ferryboat god, ferries
souls to hell

42.
MALYARI
god of strength and
bravery

43.
MANGARAGAN
goddess of war

44.
MANGGAGAWAY
goddess of disease, poses as a
healer and inflicts terror by
inducing maladies instead; one of
Sitan's helper

45.
MANISALAT
god of broken families

46.
MAYARI
one-eyed, beautiful goddess
and ruler of the moon,
daughter of Bathala

47.
OGHEP
god of mountains and

48.
PAMAHRES
god of knowledge

49.
PASIPO
god of music

50.
PUGHE
the king of the Dwendes
of the North

51.
PUNHO
god of trees

52.
SIDAPA
god of death

53.
SIGINAGURAN
god of hell

54.
SIRENHA
goddess of fishes

55.
SITAN
god of the afterlife,
guardian of the realm of
the spirits

56.
SODOP
goddess of gold

57.
SOMILGE
goddess of magic, queen
of witchery

58.
TALA
goddess of the stars;
daughter of Bathala

59.
Mythological Creatures

60.
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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