Philippine Mythology • THE ASWANG PROJECT

Mythology and beliefs from the various cultures of the Philippines. Please use the menu or search function to search for a specific ethnolinguistic group or deity.

LAKAPATI / Lakan Pati : The Transgender Tagalog Deity

November 29, 2018 Jordan Clark Tagalog Mythology & Folk Beliefs

THE EXAMINATION of Philippine pre-history and how that fits into the modern world is always a very fascinating and popular topic here at The Aswang

IFUGAO DIVINITIES: Philippine Mythology & Beliefs

November 28, 2018 Jordan Clark Cordilleran Beliefs, Ifugao Beliefs, Philippine Mythology

“How many anitos and diwatas are there?” This is the question posed in The Soul Book. Their number is legion, considering that every dead relative,

THE BUKIDNON TRINITY: Creation of the Universe

November 21, 2018 Jordan Clark Bukidnon Beliefs

THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE of the Trinity holds that God is one God, and exists in the form of three coeternal consubstantial persons or hypostases —the Father, the Son (Jesus

Mebuyan, Mother of the Underworld: BAGOBO BELIEFS

November 21, 2018 Jordan Clark Bagobo Beliefs

There is a special place in the Bagobo underworld for children who died at their mothers’ breasts. They are nourished by the goddess Mebuyan whose

The Courts of the Ancient Bisaya Pantheon in Philippine Mythology

September 1, 2018 Karl Gaverza Visayan Mythologies & Beliefs

The ideas of how things began and the explanations of natural phenomenon are diverse among the inhabitants of the pre-hispanic Philippines. They lived in many

HANDYONG & ORYOL: A Bicol Folk Tale of Love and Redemption

August 22, 2018 Jordan Clark Bikolano Mythology

The Ibálong, is a 60-stanza fragment of a folk epic from the Bicol region of the Philippines, based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharta. The epic is said to

The Star Maidens of Ibaloi Myth | The Origin of Fair Complexions

July 23, 2018 Jordan Clark Ibaloy Beliefs

Over the past decade, ancient DNA research has revealed some surprising aspects to our evolutionary history during the past 50,000 years. Perhaps the most startling