Philipines Mythology
Ilokano Deities
Buni - God
Parsua - Creator
Apo Langit - Lord Heaven (Apo means "Lord")
Apo Angin - Lord Wind
Apo Init - Lord Sun
Apo Tudo - Lord Rain
The Ilokanos also believed in the following anito (spirits).
Mangmankit - spirits who dwell in woodlands and trees
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Kaibaan - dwarfs who dwell in anthills
Bagbagutot - spirits who swell in shrubs
Namagayak - the soul of the rice (pagay)
Other mythological creatures are:
Katataoan - giants
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Ansisit - dwarfs the size of a finger
Kaibaan - dwarfs two to three feet tall
Pugot - spirits of ancestral aborigines (Aetas) who guard treasures
Kumao - spirits that sell and kidnap children
Aswang - half-bird half-animal
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Kapre - A uranggutan like human, living in an ancestral trees smoking with a large pure Tobacco leaves (PINADIS)
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Philippine Mythology
RandomPhilippine mythology is the body of myths, tales, and superstitions held by Filipinos, mostly originating from beliefs held during the pre-Hispanic era. Some of these beliefs stem from pre-Christian religion that was specially influenced by the Hind...
