For those interested in "Philippine Supernatural Creatures" this book is for you.
I am always fascinated about the Creatures of Philippine Mythology, to know their origins and where they came from and how they were integrated into early animist bel...
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Kapre
Kapre is a filthy who likes to smoke huge rolls of cigars, and hide within, and atop large trees, particularly the and old acacia or mango trees. A Filipino , it scares away little children who play at night. If you're stuck in a place and you keep going around in circles, you are said to be played around with by a Kapre. To escape its control, you must remove your shirt/clothing, and wear it inside-out.
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Kinara
Kinara are described as gentle creatures, loyal and subservient, and are depicted of having a beautiful face and the upper body of a slender woman or boy with wings, or can transform its hands and limbs into feathered wings for flight and the lower body of a bird description varies. Kinaras are skilled dancers and musicians performing solely for their lover.
The Kinara or Kinari the devoted lover with the beautiful face and body of a woman (sometimes a boy) with feathered wings and claws who will love and devotedly serve the mortal they have fallen in love with and when their hearts get broken they turn into winged monsters that feed on blood called In pre-colonial Philippines Kinnara or Kinarri are symbol of androgynous beauty and of a lover's devotion a symbol of ethereal beauty and undying devotion towards a lover. Pre-colonial gold have been found depicting such otherworldly beauty. In Philippine epics and folklore kinara or kinari usually guards a jar of treasure but is actually guarding the remains of his human lover, since pre-colonial Philippines people bury their deceased in jars along with their gold and precious stones
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