Schebesta, P. (1952). Juan Jos de Noceda,Pedro de Sanlucar. Ateneo de Manila University. Press. Lets look at some of the folklore, myths, and magic associated with fireflies. The T'boli: Songs, Stories and Society. Its discovery is attributed to the Aztecs so you might look in that direction. You may change your settings at any time. Manila: Impr. Pandaque: messenger of Sidapa; sacrifice is offered to the deity so that a soul can be admitted to the skyworld, Kahilwayan, from the lower world, Kasakitan; lives in Kasakitan, despite being a messenger of Sidapa, who lives in the middleworld, Kamaritaan; Magyan: carries the souls of the dead to the lower world, Kasakitan, on his boat called balanday; co-ruler of the lower world Kasakitan, together with Sumpoy; he is a brother of Makaptan and Sumpoy, Sumpoy: takes the souls from Magyan's balanday and carries them to a place in Kasakitan called Kanitu-nituhan; co-ruler of the lower world Kasakitan, together with Magyan; he is a brother of Magyan and Makaptan, Sisiburanen: ruler of Kanitu-nituhan, a sub-realm of the lower world, Kasakitan; acts as slaver of the souls of those who cannot and have yet go into the skyworld; feeds the souls to Simuran and Siguinarugan after the souls stay in Kanitu-nituhan for years, Simuran: one of the two giant guards of the gates of Kanitu-nituhan. Blumentritt, Ferdinand (1895). (1923). Cultural Center of the Philippines. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. Most centipedes are primarily carnivorous and only eat vegetable matter when starving, but are otherwise opportunistic feeders. Springer. University of Manila Journal of East Asiatic Studies, Volume 5. p. 52. Chicago: A.C. McClurg and Co. . Bran in Welsh really means crow, but sometimes with references to head, height, hill, in the sense of headmaster, sir. University,University of Manila (1958). Patti Wigington is a pagan author, educator, and licensed clergy. Origin Myths Among the Mountain Peoples of the Philippines. Today is a Feast Day for Sepa, the centipede god of ancient Egypt. About 20 families and 3,000 species of centipedes have been discovered worldwide. Page 158. Aguilar, M. D. (2001). (1984). Hussin, H., Santamaria, M. C. M. (2008). Vibal, H. (1923). The woolly bear is a caterpillar that has folklore all his own in fact, he is tasked with foretelling the weather. A Study of Bagobo Ceremonial Magic and Myth . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Cultural Center of the Philippines. A cookie which helps me track how many visitors come to my site and what pages they look at. 4: The Tinguians and Their Old Form of Worship. Beljan: the spirits of all beljan (shamans); able to travel to the vertical universe, divided into fourteen different layers, in order to heal the world and to re-establish cosmic balance; Lenggam: demon-like beings of the forest who act as the caretakers of poisonous and biting animals such as scorpions and snakes; Linamin at Barat: the lady-goddess of the monsoon winds, Linamin at Bulag: the lady-goddess of the dry season, Upu Kuyaw: the grandfather god of thunder, Maguimba: the god in the remotests times, lived among the people, having been summoned by a powerful babaylan (shaman); provided all the necessities of life, as well as all cures for illnesses; has the power to bring the dead back to life, Diwata: a benevolent god who provides for the needs of women and men, and gives out rewards for good deeds, Angoro: a deity who lives in Basad, a place beyond this world, where the souls find out whether they will enter the heavens called Lampanag, or be cast into the depths of Basad, Balungbunganin: spirit of the almaciga trees, Esa: an ancestor whose movements created the landscapes, which he named during a hunting journey with his dogs, who were after wild pigs, Baybay: the goddess and master of rice who originated from Gunay Gunay, the edge of the universe; married to Ungaw, Ungaw: the god and master of bees who originated from Gunay Gunay, the edge of the universe; married to Baybay, Panyaen: mystic entities who control certain wild trees and various animals. Handbook of Philippine language groups. Fundacin Santiago, 1996. Teh-Ming Wang. Press. (1970). Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press. 1: The World and The Ways of the Ivatan Aitu. Page 13. Holy Angel University. That means I feel pretty good about offering meats and/or cheeses to Sepa, but not fruits, and not really sweets (which are frequently grain-based). Two bright and positive crow-related deities are Bran Vendigeit (Bran the Blessed) and his sister Branwen (White Crow). 4, Special Issue: Cebuano Literary Studies: Double Marginalization and Speaking Back: A Reading of Three Post-Colonial Texts. CreateSpace Independent Publishing. Hatboro, Pennsylvania: Folklore Assosciates Inc. Pangilinan, M. (20142020). 45, No. Scutigera coleoptrata: This is commonly referred to as the house centipede. WebAFAIK, there are no deities associated with vanilla. "The Greater Central Philippines hypothesis". The mythological figures, including deities (anitos and diwatas), heroes, and other important figures, in Anitism vary among the many ethnic groups in the Philippines. A Visit to the Philippine Islands. San Buenaventura, Fr. Sepa, Centipede God. Some centipedes glow in the dark (like the Geophilus electricus). Monteclaro, P. A. Lapulapu: a ruler of Mactan who is valorous, strong, and noble, as well as driven and fearless especially in times of armed conflict; in one account, he is also a mangatang (pirate); bested Humabon in politics, trade, and ocean territory in most accounts, while in one account, Humabon managed to overcome Lapulapu; Humabon: a ruler of Sugbo who is cautious and highly respected, but also brave and courageous especially in times of armed conflict; a verified historical person, Sri Lumay Bataugong: the legendary founder of Sugbo who was said to have come from Sumatra, Bulakna: wife of Lapulapu; in other epics, Lapulapu instead has three wives and eleven children, Zula: a ruler that Lapulapu had an enmity with due to both ruler's affection towards Bulakna. Tagbanua Heaven. Monier-Williams, Monier (1872). Centipedes also follow the earthworms which improve the fertility of soil, leading to Sepas association with fertility. 6, No. Jenks, A. Carte [] sobre la idolatria de los naturales de la provincia de Zambales, y de los del pueblo de Santo Tomas y otros cicunvecinos []. Page 151-152. Page 82. Centipede colors vary from pale yellow through to deep brown. Scents and deities Image by James Hager/Robert Harding World Imagery/Getty Images. Large tropical centipedes feed on lizards, birds, bats, frogs, snakes, and mice. Vocabulariode lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero. Someday, that caterpillar will wake up as a butterfly or moth and so, the caterpillar can be associated with any sort of transformative magic and ritual. Madrid, 1895. Page 378. POTET, Jean-Paul G. (2018). [3] Each ethnic group has their own general term used to refer to all deities or a sub-set of deities, of which the most widespread term among the ethnic groups in the country is anito. San Agustin Museum. When the LordJesus Christwas currently hanging on the cross, they came to be baptized, but it did not happen because at that time our Lord Jesus breathed his last. Scott, William Henry (1994).Barangay: Sixteenth-century Philippine Culture and Society. un pequeo fragmento inedito en verso. JATI: Jurnal Jabatan Pengajian Asia Tenggara Fakulti Sastera Dan Sains Sosial, Nimfa L. Bracamonte, N. L. (2005). Centipedes tend to be nocturnal, which means approaching Sepa after dark is not only a-okay but potentially downright preferential. The Tale of a Philippine Gomorrah. The Manobos of Mindanao. WebThe 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 Anito, whose expansive stories span from a hundred years ago to presumably thousands of years from modern times.The list does not include creatures; Page 9. Alacacin, C. (1952). Makati City: Bookmark. 3: The Myth of the Sleeping Hero: Three Philippine Cases. Arnaiz, V. C. (2014). Theyre determined little creatures, who spend their entire existence preparing to be something else. deities associated with centipedes Anitism: a survey of religious beliefs native to the Philippines. Much like a compass, the mantis can be associated with the four cardinal points of a compass. He was honored with a festival from the Old Kingdom onward and had his own temple at Heliopolis where he was associated with protecting and watching over the mummy form of Osiris. pagan101 posted this. The woolly bear caterpillar is the larval stage of the tiger moth. 31, No. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Martinez-Juan, M. C. (2003). Design courtesy Andi Mancuso Studios. I freely admit that my initial spark of curiosity about Sepa was due to His being a son of Sekhmet, but without knowing from whence that came historically, I am hesitant to put my full weight on it as a bridge to Him. Page 872. (1987). University of the Philippines, 1967. Indigenous paraplegic divinity: The story of Namtogan. Philippine Short Stories. Pacific LinguisticsC.44. 3, No. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. Master's thesis, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Blumentritt, Ferdinand (1895). Southeast of Zamboanga. Quezon City: UP Press. Tulus: referred as the Great Spirit, who was neither male nor female and created all things, including the forest, those that we see (such as humans), and those that we can't see (such as spirits) from mud; created and re-created humans four times, first due to the non-existence of humans, second due to birthing issues, the third due to Lageay Lengkuos's initiation of the ascending of mankind into the Great Spirit's realm which resulted into the absence of humans on earth, and the last due to another initiation of mankind's ascending to the sky world which made the same effect as the third; Minaden: creator of mankind, which was made from mud; creator of the earth put at the middle of daylight; provided mankind with their clothes and languages; her house welcomes living women who managed to arrive in the upper most level of the upper worlds, Meketefu: the unapproachable brother of Minaden; also called Tulus, he corrected the sexual organs and noses of mankind; gave one group of people the monkey clothing which can turn anyone into monkeys, while gave another group bows and arrows, Monkey Leader: also called Little Moneky, he is a culture hero who went to Tulus to intercede for his people, which resulted in his group to ascend the upper regions; two non-believer of his group were left on earth, but he returned to give them earth and a piece of iron which extended from earth to sky, which became the source of all iron, Biaku: the magic bird who furnished the clothes and beads initiated by Minaden; when a neighboring people attacked the Teduray to take wealth, Biaku fled. Gods Centipede Animal Facts - AZ Animals New Day Publishers. Mama Guayen: a god that carries the souls of the dead in a boat to the ends of the earth; Sumpoy: god who guides the soul toward a very high mountain, Sisiburanen: the god who rules the mountain where Sumpoy drops off the souls of the dead, Mangalos: the spirits who eat the insides of children; takes away young lives, Hangin: the spirits of the death wind; takes the life of the elderly, Sitaho: also called Sibo Malabag; the god of the early migrants from Borneo, Estrella Bangotbanwa: deified shaman from the 19th century, Canla and Ona: the couple hidden under a clod of earth thrown down by the god Lalaon as punishment to the people who showed malice towards the couple; said to go forth onto the world only after the people become good and envy in the world disappear, Hari-sa-Boqued: an emissary of Canla and Ona; Mount Canlaon is said to burst whenever word has been sent from Canla and Ona to Hair-sa-Baqued, asking if the people have become good and envy is no longer in this world; in other versions, he is also a king of a prosperous kingdom, where his followers are humans, but in one case, he also has loyal dwarfs as followers; disallowed the people from planting tobacco near the summit, but was disobeyed, resulting in an eruption, Maniuantiuan: the beautiful and graceful wife of Marikudo who negotiated with Pinampang; came from a commoner family, Mambusay: son of Marikudo who first spoke with the ten Bornean datus and hear their plea, Makatunao: a tyrant ruler whose actions forced the ten Bornean datus to flee to Panay, Puti: the leader of the ten Bornean datus who fled to Panay; returned to Borneo and fought Makatunao, Pinampang: wife of Puti who negotiated with Maniusntiuan, Bankaya: one of the ten Bornean datus; settled at Aklan, Sumakuel: one of the ten Bornean datus; settled at Hamtik, Paiburong: one of the ten Bornean datus; settled at Irong-Irong, Horned Presidente: a presidente of a town who yearned to have more power to control the people; he wished for horns to frighten his constituents, which instead led to the people withdrawing their support; died while still wanting to keep his power, Laon: the supreme deity; a goddess said to reside in the mountain at the neighboring island of Negros, Bulalakaw: a bird god who looks like a peacock and can cause illnesses; lives in, Bangutbanwa: ensures good harvests and an orderly universe, Mangindalon: intercedes for sick persons; punishes enemies, Soliran: one of two performers of the marriage ceremonies, Solian: one of two performers of the marriage ceremonies, Tungkung Langit: the god of the sky who brings famine, drought, storms, and floods, Lulid-Batang: the god of the earth, responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, Linting Habughabug: the god of lightning, whose look kills people and who shouts in anger, Launsina: the goddess of the sun, moon, stars, and seas, and the most beloved because people seek forgiveness from her, Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan: the goddess of greed to whom people pray when they want to get rich, Saragnayan: the god of darkness who has the power to replace brightness with darkness, Lubay-lubyuk Hanginun si Mahuyuk-huyukun: the goddess of the evening breeze; cools people, especially during the summer, Suklang Malayun: the guardian of happy homes. Dictionary Yakan Pilipino English. Contrasting landscapes, conflicting ontologies. Our About.com Guide to Insects, Debbie Hadley, says, According to folk wisdom, when the brown bands on fall woolly bears are narrow, it means a harsh winter is coming. University of the Philippines Press, 2014. Sepa is considered to be a protector against poisonous bites and stings, which is a common attribute among deities of venomous creatures, including scorpions (Serqet) and snakes (Wadjet and others). Page 361. Asian Studies. Loarca, Miguel de (1582). (1895). Diccionario mitologico de Filipinas. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Noceda, Juan de (1754). Washington: Catholic Anthropological Conference. Empuq: the supreme deity, lord, and owner; the creator of all things in the world; Diwata: benevolent and protective deity who stays in the median space called Lalangaw; the mediator between humans and the supreme deity. UP . Web1Major deities 2Lesser deities 3Primordial beings 4Demigods and heroes 5Spirits and demons 6Legendary beasts Major deities Adador Ishkur - god of storms, venerated as a supreme power especially in Syriaand Lebanon Anshur- head of the Assyrianpantheon, regarded as the equivalent of Enlil Sulod Society. (1917). Exploration into Sama Philosophy: Omboh. Views on Philippine Revolution, Volume 1. Blumentritt, Ferdinand (1895). The Boxer Codex Manuscript c. 1590, using the English translation by Souza & Turley. Believe it or not, many insects are associated with a variety of magical properties from predicting the weather to communicating with the dead. The History of Philippine Civilization as Reflected in Religious Nomenclature. Casal, G. (1978). III, No. Bane, Theresa (2016). Kurita: an amphibious animal with several limbs and lived on land and sea; haunts Mount Kabalalan, and slayed by Rajah Solayman; Tarabusar: a humongous human-like creature who lived in Mount Matutum; slayed by Rajah Solayman, Pah: a bird of prey as big as a house and whose wings caused darkness on the ground; lives in Mount Bita and slayed by Rajah Solayman at Mount Gurayn, Monster of Mount Gurayn: a seven-headed monster at Mount Gurayn, who was slayed by Rajah Indarapatra, Wife of Rajah Indarapatra: daughter of a local ruler who hid in a cave due to the number of monsters in Maguindanao; married to Rajah Indarapatra and gave birth to their children; they were entrusted to her father, the local ruler, after Rajah Indarapatra returned to Mantapoli, Tohan: the supreme deity who is perfect, having no defect; can cause and stop earthquakes and pestilence; later also called as Allah by Muslim converts, Sun Deity: divine being depicted in an anthropomorphic form as a flaming young man; angels serve as his charioteers, Moon Deity: divine being depicted in an anthropomorphic form as a beautiful young woman; angels serve as her charioteers, Jinn: beings who live in the atmosphere which serves as a buffer zone between the skyworld and the earth, called Oraonan a Lantoy, known for possessing a garden of flowers and vegetables, Walain sa Letingan: the princess-goddess living in a skyworld region called Magoyeda a Selegen, Papanok sa Aras: children who died prematurely and were transformed into birds of paradise living in the skyworld region called Sorga, Houris: heavenly maidens blessed with eternal beauty and perpetual virginity, Lumpong: a large animal who carries the earth; accompanied by a small shrimp that sometimes claws on the earth-holder from time to time, causing the phenomena of earthquakes, Sakar: a monster in the underworld where disrespectful children are trapped in its belly, Walain Katolosan: the goddess who owns the amulet Sikag a Makaombaw, Tonong: divine spirits who often aid heroes; often lives in nonok trees, seas, lakes, and the sky realm, Apo: benign tornado and waterspout spirits; a classification of tonong; they are the ancestral spirits tasked to kill or drive away evil spirits, Sakit: maligant harmful spirits responsible for diseases; a classification of tonong, Saitan: malignant possessing spirits; a classification of tonong, Inikadowa: the benign spirit double or guardian of a person, who is with the person when the baby is born; a classification of tonong; the placenta is their manifestation, Tolos: a class of tonong who inhabit the sky realms; prayed to, especially in times of battle and protection for quests; referred to as gods, Pinatola a Tonong: the ancestor of all unseen benevolent spirits; a tonong who takes the form of a gigantic crocodile at sea, a garuda in air, and a giant on land; a guardian spirit of Diwata Ndaw Gibon, Pinatoli i Kilid: a tonong who takes the form of a gigantic crocodile; the guardian spirit of the king of Bemberan, Diwata Ndaw Gibon; clashed with Ladalad a Madali, grandson of Gibon; later gave valuable information to Madali; during the battle of Madali and Pirimbingan, Madali was aided by Pinatoli i Kilid against Pirimbingan's spirit guardian, Magolaing sa Ragat, Magolaing sa Ragat: a tonong of the enchantress Walain Pirimbangan; took the form of a gigantic crocodile, Sikag a Makaombaw: the intelligent and independent tonong (spirit) living within the Sikag a Makaombaw amulet, regarded as the most powerful amulet of all due to its ability to grant its wielder authority over all tonong, Salindagaw Masingir: a tonong of the hero Awilawil o Ndaw; acts as the guardian-spirit of the kingdom of Kaibat a Kadaan, Walain sa Lekepen: a goddess courted by the hero Bantogen, Diwata ko sa Magaw: spirit of destruction; a tolos or deity, Minoaw a Minepen: powerful spirit of the sky; a tolos or deity, Naga: dragons who repel evil spirits; a specific huge Naga is said to encircle the world, Arimaonga: a giant lion who causes lunar eclipses, Gabriel: an angel who reported to the supreme deity the overpopulation of the kingdom of Mantapoli, which resulted in its transfer and the creation of Lake Lanao, Malakal Maut: the angel of death; takes the souls of someone after three to seven days from the falling of the person's leaf from the sacred Sadiarathul Montaha tree in the realm called Sorga; appears either a handsome prince or a grotesque monsters, depending if the soul he is getting comed from a sinner or a virtuous person; punishes the souls of sinners until final judgment, while lifting up the souls of the good onto heaven, Tonong of Lake Lanao: there are many tonong of Lake Lanao, who are invoked during certain rituals such as the kashawing rice ritual, Aya Diwata Mokom sa Kaadiong a Lopa: father of the three rulers of the three kingdoms from the Darangen; a half-tonong and a half-human, Daromoyod an Olan: mother of the three rulers of the three kingdoms from the Darangen; a half-jinn and a half-human, Rulers of the Three Main Kingdoms from the Darangen: all three are siblings, Diwata Ndaw Gibon: a semi-divine hero who ruled the kingdom of Iliyan a Bembaran, which was a favord abode of the tonong; had two sons with his head-wife Aya Panganay Bai, and a total of five daughters from five other wives, Awilawil o Ndaw: a semi-divine hero who ruled the kingdom of Kaibat a Kadaan, Dalondong a Mimbantas: a semi-divine hero ruled the kingdom of Gindolongan Marogong, which possessed the enchanted river Pagayawan that refuses to flow without the presence of thunder, Aya Panganay Bai: married to Diwata Ndaw Gibon, who she has two sons; came from a place known as Minangoaw a Ronong, Tominaman sa Rogong: firstborn son of Diwata Ndaw Gibon and Aya Panganay Bai; succeeded his father as ruler of Iliyan a Bembaran, Magondaya Boisan: secondborn son Diwata Ndaw Gibon and Aya Panganay Bai; expanded the kingdom of Bembaran together with his brother-king, Tominaman sa Rogong, Pasandalan a Rogong: son of Tominaman sa Rogong, Bantogen: son of Tominaman sa Rogong; he courted the goddess Walain sa Lekepen, and was assumed missing by his people, leading to a search journey; returned with Madali to their kingdom, Ladalad a Madali: son of Magondaya Boisan; went into a journey to rescue his cousin Bantugen, and all those who first came to find Bantugen; can become invisible with the aided of his guardian spirits; aided by his grandfather's guardian spirit Pinatoli i Kilid who clashed with the Walain Pirimbangan's guardian spirit; shapeshifted into a woman to take the amulet of the goddess Walain Katolosan, foiling the plan of Pirimbangan, Walain Pirimbangan: an enchantress from Danalima a Rogong who imprisoned Bantugen and all the leaders of Bembaran who rescued him; aided by her guardian spirit, Magolaing sa Ragat, Maharadia Lawana: a man with eight heads who was banished for his bad mouth; tried to kill himself, but failed upon the intervention of the angel Gabriel, Kapmadali: a hero who battled Pinatola a Tonong, Pilandok: a cunning man who tricked various people from a blind man to a kingdom's ruler. 49, No. Mga Sugilanong Karaan. Manila: Bureau of Printing. Lalahon: the goddess of fire, volcanoes, and the harvest; Santonilyo: a deity who brings rain when its image is immersed at sea; Magbibaya: a deity similar to the god Magbabaya of the Bukidnon, Rizal: a culture-hero who is said to return in favor of his people's struggle for genuine freedom; based on a historical person, Leon Kilat: a hero who is said will return to the people together with Rizal and Bonifacio in Cebu; based on a historical person, Pantaleon Villegas, Buhawi: also called Kano, a hero who will someday return to aid his people in their struggle in Negros; based on the historical person, Ponciano Elopre, Libo: the first child and son of Sicabay and Sicalac; was taken south after the defeat of Pandaguan; became the ancestor of a brown-skinned race, Saman: the first daughter and second child of Sicabay and Sicalac; was taken south after the defeat of Pandaguan; became the ancestor of a brown-skinned race, Pandaguan: a younger son of Sicabay and Sicalac; a clever man who invented the fish trap which caught a giant shark; father of Arion; challenged to overpower the gods, and was punished by zapping, Arion: son of Pandaguan who was taken north after the defeat of Pandaguan; became the ancestor of a white-skinned race, Son of Saman and Sicalac: was taken east after the defeat of Pandaguan; became the ancestor of a yellow-skinned race.

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