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Worshipped as the god of hunters. In more modern stories he has become associated as the ill-tempered god of the sea, replacing Aman Sinaya among of the first generation gods, he was never married after his love was spurned by a beautiful mortal maiden, Maganda. 4 APOLAKI

The god of sun and the chief patron of warriors. He was the son of Anagolay and Dumakulem. 5 BAKUNAWA

A serpent-like dragon in Philippine mythology. It is believed to be the cause of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind. It is usually depicted with a characteristic looped tail and a single horn on the nose. 6 BARANGAW

A beloved deity from the Sulodnon pantheon of ancient Visayans living in Western Visayas. He is also one of the more popularly known deity because he has also been incorporated by other Visayan tribes in the archipelago, some even say his fame has reached the lands of Luzon and also in the more Islamic territories of Mindanao. 7 BATHALA

The supreme deity who created the universe. A descriptive honorific is often attached to his name, describing him as the Bathalang Maylikha and as the Bathalang Maykapal. 8 BULALAKAW

A messenger spirit. They come in many forms. Sometimes, as a slender young man wearing a feathered headdress, or a genderless fairy deity with the head of a bird, or, simply, as a comet. Their name means falling star. 9 BUNGISNGIS

A one-eyed giant with large teeth that are always showing. Its upper lip covers its face when it is thrown back. Two long tusks project from the side of its mouth. The giant’s only eye is found in the middle of its forehead but this is compensated for by its strong sense of hearing. 10 DUMAKULEM

Son of Idianale and Dumangan, and brother of wind goddess Anitun Tabu. He is often depicted as a strong and skillful hunter. This Tagalog sky-god later tied the knot with another major deity, Anagolay, known as the goddess of lost things. 11 DUMANGAN

God of good harvests. He is the husband of Idianale, the goddess of labor and good deeds, and both live in the sky. He is also the father of Dumakulem and Anitun Tabu. 12 DUWENDE

A creature somewhat like a human from Iberian, Latin American, and Filipino folklore. Originally conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a house. 13 GALANG KALULUWA

A winged God who loves to travel. Galang Kalulwa is present in some creation myths by some Tagalog groups and is identified as a close friend of the God Bathala. 14 GAWIGAWEN

A large six headed giant commonly renowned for its incredible strength and mastery of gigantic weapons fitting for its size. 15 HALIYA

Masked goddess of the moonlight worshipped in pre-colonial Ibalon and in some parts of coastal Bisayas. Haliya was a warrior goddess who would wear a mask of gold to hide her beauty. 16 KAPRE

A creature that could be characterized as a tree giant. It is described as being a tall, big, black, terrifying, hairy, muscular creature. Kapres are normally described as having a strong smell that attracts human attention. They stay at a branch of a tree smoking. 17 KAPTAN

Supreme god who dwells in the sky. He is the Ancient Visayan counterpart of Bathala. Of all the supreme deities in the Visayas, he is the most worshiped by the natives. He had a son named Lihangin. 18 LAKAMBAKOD

Protector of the growing crops and the god of protections. He was invoked to keep animals out of swiddens. 19 LAKANDANUM

Known as the water god depicted as a serpent-like mermaid. Every year during the dry season, the natives would make sacrifices for the water god to give them rain. 20 LIADLAW

The god of the sun and the second child of Lihangin ang Lidagat. 21 LIDAGAT

The goddess of the sea, daughter of Maguayan. She later married Lihangin and had four children. 22 MACANDUC

The Visayan god of war that was venerated and worshiped in the pre-colonial Visayas mainly by the “lupong(tattooed)” warriors and he is the patron of the “mangatang” or sea bandits. 23 MAKAPTAN

Known to ancient Visayans as the Sky God, he was highly venerated and known by ancient Visayans, he was regarded as the king of all the gods, which puts him on par with Kan-Laon, the supreme deity of the Negrenses. 24 MANGGAGAWAY

Individuals who, most people believe, possess supernatural powers to cause illness to those persons whom they wish to harm. 25 MANGKUKULAM

Users of black magic and related practices. They include a variety of different kinds of people with differing occupations and cultural connotations which depend on the ethnic group they are associated with. 26 MAPULON

Lakapati’s husband, considered to be one of the most beautiful deity. Known as a god of health, he manipulates the weather to grow medicinal plants to give to the sick. 27 MAYARI

Daughter of Bathala, the king of the gods, to a mortal woman. Mayari is the Goddess of Combat, War, Revolution, Hunt, Weaponry, Beauty, Strength, Moon and Night. She is known as the most beautiful deity in Bathala’s court. 28 PAIBURONG

a mighty god with immense strength and abilities to shapeshift, his favorite form is the mighty saltwater crocodile which was once abundant on the salty estuarines and sandy beaches of the Visayan archipelago, and naturally, this fearsome creature which is both revered and feared by travellers is regarded as one of his sacred animals. 29 RIBUNG - LINTI

The god of thunder and lightning. He was believed to be able to control thunder , release bolts of electricity and harness lightning. 30 SARANGAYAN

The god of darkness, believed to be the master of darkness by ancient Visayans. Leader of all evil and dark creautres of the night. Son of primordial chaos and a human woman, and lived in the lightless, eternally dark lands of Gadlum with his lovely young bride Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling Diwata. 31 SARANGAY

A creature resembling a minotaur with a jewel or gemstone attached to its ears. Sarangay is described as half bull and half man. 32 SITAN

An ancient dark god from Filipino mythology, his role is the same as that of the monotheistic Satan, the guardian of Kasamaan and all of the souls within he had four agents tasked to tempting and ruining mankind. 33 SIYOKOY

Creatures in Philippine mythology which were members of Bantay Tubig (merfolk). They are usually illustrated as green-skinned humanoids with scales, webbed limbs, and fins. 34 SUMALONGSON

The god whom all the rivers of the archipelago follow. He dictates how each river should flow and on what direction. 35 TIKBALANG

A creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. 36 TUNGKUNG LANGIT

A popular deity of the Suludnon people of Panay. He is their version of the ‘creator’ who made the world out of primordial chaos. 37 ULILANG KALULUWA

a serpent god present in some creation myths that was killed by Bathala after an ensuing rival. 38