The document provides an overview of Philippine mythology, including the pantheon of gods and goddesses as well as mythological creatures. It describes some of the most important deities such as Bathala, the supreme god, and Mayari, the beautiful goddess of the moon. The document also explains that before the arrival of Spanish colonizers, indigenous Filipinos held beliefs that were a mixture of animism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Each ethnic group had its own stories and myths that varied across the islands of the Philippines.

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)

15. AGUI
god of fire; brother of Agwe

16. AGWE
god of waters

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

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

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

20. ANITUN
TABU
goddess of the wind and the
rain

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

22. ASPENE
the shell goddess

23. BAGOBO
god of war

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

25. BAYOA
god of pacts

26. DAL’LANG
goddess of beauty

27. DAYEA
goddess of secrets

28. DELTISE
god of mambabarangs

29. DETINOS
god of evil; enemy of
Bathala

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

31. DIHAS
goddess of medicinal herbs

32. HABAGAT
god of winds

33. HALMISTA
god of Magic

34. HANAN
god of the morning

35. HAYO
god of the sea and the

36. HUKLOBAN
goddess of death

37. IDEANALE
goddess of agriculture and
animal husbandry

38. KALINGA
god of thunder

39. 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.

40. KIDUL
god of earthquakes

41. KILUBANSA
god of healing

42. LAKAMBUWI
god of gluttony, food, and
eating

43. LAKAPATI
deity of fertility and
cultivated fields

44. LALAHON
goddess of volcanoes

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

46. MAGUAYEN
ferryboat god, ferries
souls to hell

47. MALYARI
god of strength and
bravery

48. MANGARAGAN
goddess of war

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

50. MANISALAT
god of broken families

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

52. OGHEP
god of mountains and

53. PAMAHRES
god of knowledge

54. PASIPO
god of music

55. PUGHE
the king of the Dwendes
of the North

56. PUNHO
god of trees

57. SIDAPA
god of death

58. SIGINAGURAN
god of hell

59. SIRENHA
goddess of fishes

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

61. SODOP
goddess of gold

62. SOMILGE
goddess of magic, queen
of witchery

63. TALA
goddess of the stars;
daughter of Bathala

64. Mythological Creatures

71. 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

72. THAT’S ALL.
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