#philippinemythology

[mentisflatus]

"Alchemical Marriage of Filipinas and Don Felipe II, El Rey de España"

An alchemical text from the upcoming Philippine Mythopoeia book. Minting NFT soon https://rarible.com/aericangelo

[revcruz]

The cursed mermaid finally emerges from the dark sea as a - manananggal! #mermay #mermay2021 #mermaid #art #artph #study #concept #illustration #drawing #graphite #pencil #sketchbook #artgraf #manananggal #maynananggal #philippinemythology https://www.instagram.com/p/COm8BTYHlDq/?igshid=fgi87o40s0ck

[pseudohoney]

based off this horrid meme i made

[mythera]

Zeus had to tell them to cover their faces and suggested they began to walk forward dropping stones behind them but not looking behind them. Men sprang up from the stones which Deucalion dropped, and women from those left by Pyrrha. The couple also had children who were regarded as the offspring of Zeus. Hellen, was their first-born and regarded as the founder of the Hellenes (Greeks).

[jauntycryptid]

#tbt to 2016 #witchsona when I gave tribute to my magical grand-aunts, may they rest in peace. Found this on my #tumblr , swipe to read about my awesome grand-aunts. #sketch #markers #artph #artistsoninstagram #philippines #philippinemythology #folklore #philippinefolklore https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YWMaoB59S/?igshid=xu73oyddfcic

[pinoy-culture]

Does anybody speak fluent Spanish? I have a document on precolonial beliefs and a list of Sambal and Tagalog deities that isn't found in the sources that William Henry Scott has mentioned. Many of these deities are ones I have never heard of until I recently read Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs by Jean-Paul G. POTET.

For example:

Alagaka: protector of hunters Balakbak and Balantay: the 2 guardians of Tanguban, the name of the abode of the spirit of the dead Matanda: god of merchants Dalagang nasa Buwan: the goddess of the moon Ginuong Dalaga: goddess of the crops Kapiso Pabalita: protector of travelers Makapulaw: god of sailors

and there are several more in Jean-Pauls book.

Me being me, I wanted to find out where this author got this list of deities. After digging around on the internet, I found the Spanish document Jean-Paul mentioned in his bibliography by Felipe Pardo, an archbishop in Manila in the late 1600s. In one of his letters, "Carta de Felipe Pardo sobre idolatrías" it discusses the various beliefs and deities of the Tagalog in Laguna as well as the Sambal in Zambales. The document is currently held in the Archivo General de Indias building in Seville, Spain (which also houses many other documents and maps on the Philippines as well as in the Americas).

Luckily for us, many of these documents are available to the public and they have digitized many of them such as this document. There are quite a lot on the Philippines which I would love to go through. It makes me eager to learn Spanish even more so I can read these documents.

But for now if anyone speaks fluent Spanish and wants to help translate this document let me know. Or if you know anyone who can help that would be great too!

The digitized copy of this document is found in the link provided.

[morbidmic]

Philippine Mythical Creatures

Bakunawa Tiktik Siyokoy Bungisngis Santelmo

[chiire]

Engkantado Illustration for upcoming ending of the first book of Takipsilim Trilogy. This is Lakki/Black Panther, the main character of the series. You can read the story on wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/story/26911823-engkantado Note: It's Tagalog/No English version.