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Dumangan
Anitun Tabu, known as the “fickle-minded goddess
of the wind and rain.” She’s one of the two children of
Dumangan and Idianale.
In Zambales, this goddess was known as Aniton Tauo,
one of the lesser deities assisting their chief god,
Malayari. Legend has it that Aniton Tauo was once
considered superior to other Zambales deities. She
became so full of herself that Malayari reduced her
rank as a punishment.
Anitun Tabu
Dumakulem, the son of Idianale and
Dumangan, and brother of wind
goddess Anitun Tabu. The ancient
Tagalogs revered him as the guardian
of the mountains. He is often depicted
as a strong and skillful hunter. This
Tagalog sky-god later tied the knot
with another major deity, Anagolay,
Dumakulem
known as the goddess of lost things.
One of the most intriguing deities of Philippine
mythology, Ikapati (or Lakapati) was the Tagalog
goddess of fertility. F. Landa Jocano described her
as the “goddess of the cultivated land” and the
“benevolent giver of food and prosperity.”
Some sources describe Lakapati as androgynous,
hermaphrodite, and even a “transgender” god. In
William Henry Scott’s “Baranggay,” Lakapati is
described as a major fertility deity represented by
Ikapati a “hermaphrodite image with both male and
female parts.”
Mapulon, the god of
seasons. F. Landa Jocano,
in the book “Outline of
Philippine Mythology,”
described Mapulon as one
of the lesser divinities
assisting Bathala.
Mapulon
Anagolay, the goddess
of lost things. She was
the daughter of two
major Tagalog deities–
Ikapati and Mapulon.
Anagolay
The Filipino counterpart of the Roman
god Mars, Apolaki appeared in several
ancient myths. The Tagalogs revered
Apolaki as the sun god as well as
patron of the warriors. He shares
almost the same qualities with the
Kapampangan sun god of war and
death, Aring Sinukuan.
Apolaki
Dian Masalanta, the patron
goddess of lovers and
childbirth, this deity was the
brother of the sun god
Apolaki to parents Anagolay
and Dumakulem.
Amanikabli ( Aman Ikabli in other sources)
could either be the ancient Tagalog patron
of hunters or god of the sea. In the book
Barangay by William Henry Scott and the
1936 Encyclopedia of the Philippines by
Zoilo Galang, Amanikabli was identified as
the Tagalog anito of hunters who
rewarded his worshipers with a good
game.
Mayari Hana Tala
These three demigods were given specific roles: Mayari, Hana Hana (or
Hanan in other references), and Tala became the Tagalog goddesses of the
moon, morning, and star, respectively.
Bathala was not the Galang Kaluluwa
only deity who lived in Ulilang Kaluluwa
the universe before
humanity was born. He
shared the space with
two other powerful
gods: the serpent
Ulilang Kaluluwa (“orphaned spirit”) who lived
in the clouds and the wandering god aptly named
Galang Kaluluwa.
Sitan