Filipino mythology gods

This post will explore some of the ancient Tagalog deities in the Philippines, before Catholicism was introduced to the islands.

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Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan in philippine mythology is the goddess of greed. Her name usually means coveted gold, desired/precious gold, and wealth and greed both are under her special guidance. Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan is more known to the masses as the wife of Humadapnon, one of the three heroic sons of Alunsina in the epic poem, Hinilawod. She is one of the "Three Great Beauties", a triad of sister-goddesses who descended from Maklium sa T'wan (in some oral traditions it…

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Aman Sinaya is the Philippine goddess of the sea. I did this for my school project and it is inspired by Kurt Lucas' artwork: https://pin.it/3qwrjhP If you're going to use my artwork please indicate the citation or inform me beforehand :) Thank you for appreciating my work! Edit: For some reason I can’t reply to comments so it would be better if you dm me if you want to inform me or ask questions :) I’ll try to reply as soon as I can.

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Libulan in philippine mythology is the original primordial god of the moon killed when he and his brothers fled from the heavens after the failed rebellion against their grandfather, Kaptan, god of the skies and heavens. He was struck with lightning and his copper body melted into a sphere, which is now our moon. For a time, the beauty of the moon inspired awe on all the creatures of the world who gazed up at the night sky. They praised and worshiped it by singing songs in the moonlight…

Apolaki in phillipine mythology is a god of the Tagalogs and the Pangasinan. He is also considered to be the counterpart of the Kapampangan supreme deity, Aring Sinukuan, who is also a god of the Sun and War. It is believed by some scholars that the two gods are the same deity with different names as both are so similar both in their attributes and their stories. Besides being a sun god and a god of war, Apolaki was also the patron of warriors and fighters, the mandirigma. Today for…

Filipino goddess of the sea

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God of the Sun Patron of Warriors