1. A Glimpse of
Philippine
Mythology

2. •The deities of Philippine mythology are
the gods, goddesses
and diwatas worshipped by ancient
Filipinos before the Christianization of
the natives after the Spanish conquest of
the Philippines.
While not as widely known as
its European and Asian counterparts, the
y have similar elements and
characteristics when compared to other
mythologies.

3. Ancient
Tagalog
Deities

4. • The supreme god of the
Tagalogs; creator of man and Bathala
earth and addressed
sometimes as Bathalang
Maykapal.
• He dwells in Kaluwalhatian
together with the lesser gods
and goddesses.
• Aside from the lesser gods and
goddesses, he sent his anitos
in order to assist the daily lives
of every human.
• When most of the natives
were converted
to Christianity during
the Spanish Era, he was
referred to the Christian God.

5. • The ill-tempered god of
the sea because among Amanikable
the first generation gods
(aside from Bathala), he
was never married after
his love was spurned by a
beautiful mortal
maiden, Maganda.
• In frustration, he swore
vengeance against the
humans by sending
turbulent waves and
horrible tempest in order
to wreck boats and to
drown men.

6. • Known by the Tagalogs
as the god of animal Idiyanale
husbandry and
aquaculture by others
the god of agriculture,
• the god who is in charge
of animal welfare and
aquatic resources, he
usually lives in the
woods and guards the
animals from
hunters, also on waters
takes in charge of the
fishes and other marine
life.

7. •The goddess Dumangan
of good
harvest.
•She was
married to
Idiyanale and
had two
offspring.

8. • She is major fertility deity of the ancient
Tagalogs.
• Farmers with their children brought
Lakampati
offerings for him at the fields and
invoke him to protect them from
famine. Some sources also said that
foods and words are offered to him by
his devotees asking for "water" for their
fields and "fish" when they set sail in
the sea for fishing.
• Lakampati was a hermaphrodite deity
and was commented by some authors
and friars as “the hermaphrodite devil
who satisfies his carnal appetite with
men and women”.
• He is identified to the ancient Zambal
goddess Ikapati although he/she also
has a characteristics similar to other
Zambal deities such as Anitong
Tawo, Dumangan, Damulag, Kalasokus,

9. • The goddess of Mayari
moon and one of the
three daughters of
Bathala by a mortal
women.
• She was the most
charming of all the
goddesses and had
two sister namely
Tala and Hanan.

10. • The goddess of Tala
the stars;
• sister of Mayari
and Hanan and
one of the three
daughters of
Bathala by a
mortal woman.

11. • The goddess of Hanan
morning;
• sister of Mayari
and Tala and one
of the three
daughters of
Bathala by a
mortal woman.

12. • The strong, agile Dumakulem
guardian of
mountains and the
son of Idiyanale
and Dumangan.
• His sister was
Anitun Tabu.
• He later married
Anagolay.

13. • The fickle-minded Anitun Tabu
goddess of wind
and rain.
• She was the
daughter of
Idiyanale and
Dumangan and the
sister of
Dumakulem.

14. • The goddess of Anagolay
lost things and the
only offspring of
Lakapati and
Mapulon.
• She was married
to Dumakulem.

15. • The god of sun Apolaki
and was chiefly
the patron of
warriors.
• He was the son
of Anagolay
and
Dumakulem.

16. • The goddess of Diyan Masalanta
love, conception and
childbirth and the
protector of lovers.
• She was the daughter of
Anagolay and Dumakulem
and youngest of all the
deities.
• After the conversion of
the natives to Christianity
during the Spanish
Era, she was then referred
as Maria Makiling.

17. FAMOUS PHILIPPINE
DIWATAS
1.Mariang Makiling
2.Mariang Sinukuan
3.Maria Cacao
4.Diwata ng Kagubatan

18. Mariang Makiling
• The most famous of
all the enchantress in
the Philippine
mythology and folkl
ore.
• She was the
protector and
guardian of Mount
Makiling located
in Los Baños, Laguna.
Thus, modern sightings
of her were even
reported.
• Maria Makiling is a

19. Mariang
Sinukuan
• She was the
resident
and
protector
of Mount
Arayat loc
ated

20. Maria Cacao
• She dwells
in Mount
Lantoy, Argao, Ce
bu where she had
cacao
trees, hence a
plantation
outside her own
cave.
• After

21. Diwata ng
Kagubatan
• Also known as Virgen
Del Monte, she was
worshiped by the
ancient Cuyunon of Cuyo
Island, Palawan.
• She is honored in a
celebrated
feast, periodically held
atop of Mount Caimana
in the mentioned island.
• When most of the
natives were converted
to Christianity during
the Spanish Era, about

22. PHILIPPINE MYTHICAL
CREATURES

23. Aswang

24. Kapre

25. Siyokoy

26. Manananggal

27. Kantanod

28. Tiyanak

29. Tikbalang

30. Diwata

31. Nuno sa Punso

32. Sirena