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Particularly associated with the etymological legends of Rosario, La Union. [134] [135] Nuno sa punso – dwarves living in termite mounds in various myths; inflict sickness to people who destroy or damage its home. [citation needed] It loves playing the siklot and sungka. A similar creature in Ilokano mythology is the lakay. [63]
A host of mythological creatures occur in the mythologies from the Philippines. Philippine mythological creatures are the mythological beasts, monsters, and enchanted beings of more than 140 ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each ethnic people has their own unique set of belief systems, which includes the belief in various mythological creatures.
The following is a list of gods, goddesses, deities, and many other divine, semi-divine, and important figures from classical Philippine mythology and indigenous Philippine folk religions collectively referred to as Diwatas whose expansive stories span from a hundred years ago to presumably thousands of years from modern times.
In Mommy Dearest (Grimm), the 14th episode of Season 3 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 58th episode overall, which premiered on March 7, 2014, on the broadcast network NBC, features an "Aswang", attacking Wu's pregnant childhood friend from the Philippines. It turns out Wu's friend married into a family of aswangs and ...
Philippine urban legends (6 P) V. Visayan mythology (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Philippine mythology" ... Witchcraft in the Philippines This page was last ...
Many legends also surround the Chocolate Hills of Bohol. One popular tale involves a giant falling in love with a mortal woman, and when she died, his teardrops turned into the hills.
Kapres are said to dwell in big trees like acacias, mangoes, bamboo, and banyan (known in the Philippines as balete).It is also mostly seen sitting under those trees. The Kapre is said to wear the indigenous Northern Philippine loincloth known as bahag, and according to some, often wears a belt which gives the kapre the ability to be invisible to humans.
Professor Grace Odal of the University of the Philippines believes there is a significant link between Maria Makiling and the mythical woman (Ba'i) for whom the town of Bay and the lake of Laguna de Bay are named. When the lady of the lake also became associated with the nearby mountain, the common description of her became that of the "lady of ...