#Filipino mythology

[pinoy-culture]

✨️ Our ancestors before the Spaniards arrived wore gold and passed them down through the generations, regardless of social class. They even crafted bowls, liquid vessels, and the hilts and covers of daggers and swords out of gold.

They buried these ornaments with the dead so that they could use it in the afterlife and as a token to give the spirit or deity to leave purgatory. They also covered the faces of the dead with gold death masks to protect them from evil spirits entering the body.

Numerous Spanish accounts record that they wore gold and buried their dead with gold bahandi, or heirlooms. From Antonio Pigafetta, Francisco Alcina, Pedro Chirino, Friar Bobadilla and within the Boxer Codex Manuscript. Together with historical accounts, archeological finds of gold artifacts from Luzon, the Bisayas, and Mindanao show how much our pre-colonial ancestors wore and used gold in their clothing, divine figures, and everyday wear, similar to the rest of Southeast Asia.

To see many of these artifacts, check out the gold exhibit in the National Museum of the Philippines and Ayala Museum.

#filipino #philippines #precolonial Philippines #gold #artifact #history #culture #filipino culture #pinoy #filipino mythology #archaeology

[lynnoepogi]

Ultrakill inspired Bakunawa oc (WIP)

#furry #digital art #furry art #my oc art #anthro #digital illustration #scalie #illustration #bakunawa #filipino mythology

[adarlingmess]

But what if we combine Mermay and Maynananggal?

Behold, a stingray mermaynananggal 🧜‍♀️🦇

#maynananggal #manananggal #mermay #mermaid #horror #filipino horror #filipino mythology #cw body horror #art #digital art #painting #digital painting #illustration #digital illustration #sketch #digital sketch #artPH #artists of SEA #artists on tumblr

[boog-how]

Kapre's Anito

#booghowart #tabi tabi po #ttp #oc #pinoy #filipino mythical creatures #filipino mythology #muscle #original characters #peenoise haha #character design #concept art #character exploration #background art #tikbalang #kapre #siyokoy #manananggal

[mutiniir]

gonna introduce u guys to some filipino monster heehee

#monsters #filipino mythology #originalart

[quitealotofsodapop]

It's really funny cuz none of the pilgrims are aware of the demons of other countries that specifically target pregnant women—

What do you think it's gonna be like when a manananggal comes out at night and tries to cut open SWK's lower abdomen while their bowels are just sticking out? because the lower half of the manananggal's body is cut and will stand in place within a dark place (i.e, a forest, a cave or something) so that nobody can see/find it + can only be killed when garlic or salt is sprinkled on their lower body

I visualize it as either chaotic or just straight up something from a horror film—

I oddly think that the Stone Egg itself has a magic barrier around it to cushion damage from it's enviroment - being buried in the ground means it would be subject to earthquakes, volcanic activity, floods, the physical death of it's parent etc.

So imagine a scenario where the Pilgrim gang are staying the night in a somber village, hearing rumors of women losing their unborn children and suffering from horrific injuries or infection. Wukong i mega-sketched out, but the gang decides to investigate if it's a curse or something in case it follows them.

They don't seem to find any leads until an old merchant warns them of a bat-like creature said to inhabit the islands farther south-east. The animate flying torso of a woman that splits itself in half at night to target sleeping victims, particularly the pregnant.

The Pilgrims shudder at the implications.

That very night, the horse starts freaking tf out, waking the Pilgrims from their sleep where they see the figure of a bisected woman leaning over their eldest brother...

The whole Pilgrim group is freakings out, especially Wukong who's woken up to see this horrorfying demon cutting into his body. His heart fills with fear not for his own immortal body, but for the developing one he holds within.

The sharp tongue of the creature punctures through the furry stomach... only to find an Egg-shaped barrier of magic enveloping it's prize.

The creature is confused long enough for Zhu Bajie to crush and hold down it's top-half with his rake. Tripitaka and Sha Wujing have a brief argument on what the protocol is for this type of demon and recruit the old merchant to assist them in defeating the creature for good. The merchant explains the method to kill the creature by salting it's hidden lower half - Ao Lie gets a clever idea.

Flying over the village and the surrounding forest, Ao Lie and Sha Wujing convince the dragons of the local skies to rain saltwater down heavily upon the village before sunrise to flush out the creature's lower half.

At sunrise; the manananggal manages to escape from Bajie's grasp, only for a horrific screech to ring out as it tries to reconnect with it's lower body moments later.

The village is super greatful when they find the remains of the demoness, especially when they learn one of the Pilgrims was a pregnant person injured in the attack. The gang gets lots of alms for their troubles, and Wukong now knows his Egg has a layer of magic to cushion it from such threats.

#jttw stone egged au #slow boiled stone egg au #stone egg talk #pregnancy tw #sun wukong #lmk #lego monkie kid #journey the west #jttw #jttw au #manananggal #filipino mythology

[relmint]

Hanan, goddess of the morning and dawn. In Tagalog mythology, she is Mayari and Tala's sister. She symbolizes the sign of a new day and age, and people pray to her at the break of dawn.

Tala, goddess of the stars. In Tagalog mythology, she is Mayari and Hanan's sister. She is famous for her help in creating the Tagalog constellations and is known to use divine spheres of light to guide sailors to safety at night. These spheres were soon feared as deadly beings of fire called "santelmos" due to Spanish influence.

#filipino mythology #rel'sart #hanan #tala #southeast asia #philippines #SEA #philippine mythology #anitu #anito #tagalog #kaluwalhatian #phart #in another myth Tala is the daughter of the Moon goddess #named Buan #but yeah anyways I am having brainrot lawl #precolonial philippines #in my hc Apolaki #Mayari #Tala #and Hanan are all siblings <333

[inkcurlsandknives]

Completed revisions on my sapphic Filipino myth retelling short JUST in time for the end of August submission deadline everyone pls clap 👏🎉👏

#writeblr #writing #my writing #filipino author #Filipino mythology #sapphic fantasy #queer fantasy #asian fantasy

[relmint-draws]

Our fav gods drinking some good old Royal.

[ID: An illustration of Apolaki and Mayari drinking Royal Tru from plastic bags. They are both staring at the viewer with a grin. Apolaki is wearing shades and a basketball tank top. The tank top has the pattern of the Philippine flag. Apolaki has tattoos starting from his left shoulder to his forearm. He is also wearing a red bandana with yellow sun patterns. His sister, Mayari, is sipping on a straw while giving a thumbs-up to the viewer. Her hair is tied up in a messy bun and she wears gold crescent earrings. She dons a black crop top, blue shorts, and a purple cardigan. She also has tattoos on her right shoulder. END ID]

#apolaki #mayari #kulalaying #tagalog #kaluwalhatian #they r vibing #philippines #philippine mythology #filipino mythology #rel'sart #phart #southeast asia #filipino

[daftwitch]

Quick! Make some noise or play some music to scare of Bakunawa!

In honor of this year's solar eclipse I decided to read up on the roots of Filipino mythology~ So here is my depiction of the mighty dragon trying to consume the sun! 🌞 🐉

#witchblr #filipina #bakunawa #solar eclipse #filipino mythology #art

[fricklefracklefloof]

3 pitch images for an original show concept for my fundamentals of design for limited animation final - i wanted to make a middle grade kid’s show about a mixed filipino kid who goes to visit his family in the philippines and his manananggal cousin takes him on silly adventures to show him around

#illustration #story illustration #tv show #filipino mythology #manananggal #art #concept art #digital art #ali draws

[pinoy-culture]

✨️Do you know any of these beliefs and folklore from Leyte? If your family is from Leyte or Samar, what are some folklore, beliefs, and practices that have been shared with you? 🌿

#filipino #philippines #pinoy #filipino mythology #philippine mythology #culture #folklore #mythology #leyte #bisaya #visayan #anito #diwata #precolonial philippines

[cheesy-cryptid]

//light gore

Just some dude going on a coffee date with his manananggal gf yknow.

#artists on tumblr #tw gore #Halloween #manananggal #aswang #philippine mythology #art ph #oc #original characters #digital art #digital illustration #vampire gf #vampires #vampire oc #digital painting #southeast asia #Philippines #Filipino #filipino mythology #mythology #folklore #fantasy #monster art #monster gf #monster girlfriend #monster x human #1800s #aesthetic art #nik's art

[maya-chirps]

[ID: a screenshot of a reblog by @/fleurtygurl. It reads: "Omg instant follow! I need more Philippines facts in my life!!! 😭😭😭

If you have any facts about filipino myths? That would be amazing. But also I will literally eat up everything you post!

I'm in desperate need of reconnecting with my roots, but I've been so busy that I haven't had any time to do any extensive research...."

/End ID]

@fleurtygurl Decided to make a whole post based on this because I loooove talking about Filipino mythology and researching more about different mythologies within the country and I also hadn't gone around to looking through the things I want to learn about.

Filipino mythology is a pretty huge umbrella term considering that there are hundreds of cultures in the archipelago that have different beliefs, practices, and traditions and especially before the Spanish colonial period. I won't get too deep into it, but basically if you want to learn about some grander pantheon or some general overarching compendium of beliefs that all precolonial Filipinos believe in, you won't be getting that sine historically, Filipinos were not a unified people, but a bunch of different countries and communities that were placed under one governing body for easy management for the Spanish crown.

With so many Filipino cultures and, by extension, mythologies, the best way with trying to reconnect with your heritage, it might be best to figure out which ethnic group you may have connections too and start researching from there. In my case, for example, I would look up both Tagalog mythology, Bikolano mythology, and Ilokano mythology in order to get a good grasp of the mythology of my roots since I'm mixed Tagalog, Bikolano, and Ilokano, and those three have widely different beliefs and especially with folk religion.

I guess the main issue with this is a lot of sources related to Filipino myths are often difficult to find, are unreliable, or plainly just non-existent. Lots of books are often out of circulation and print, or if they are still in print, they are often only sold by specific retailers and often cost a lot of money. Research papers are locked behind a paywall or are only available through specific e-libraries you can only access if you have an affiliation with a university. Online articles may be unreliable and source places that are hard to fact check. Blogs, honestly including mine to be frank, may parrot wrong information from other websites and articles, with their best feature being the possibility that they may have come from oral sources but those are also very few.

Honestly, I was about to go on a long tangent about discussing at least the Tagalog pantheon and mythology because it had a lot of sources I've seen online, but after hours of research, I've found out that there was also a lot of unreliable sources in terms of information about that so I've decided against rambling on further about it for now.

(I am still going to write about my findings on the Tagalog pantheon later but after what I've found out, I might take some time to look through a lot more primary sources which means colonial era texts and harder to find archived works.)

I will say that a good way to connect with more general Filipino folklore outside of mythology itself is probably consuming media that explores folklore and traditional beliefs. I recommend Trese, a Filipino comic turned series on Netflix if you want to see Filipino cryptids being used in a modern-day story made by Filipinos. There are also other comics that focus on Filipino mythology like The Mythology Class and its sequel The Children of Bathala by Arnold Arre.

There's also series and movies that take inspiration from Filipino folklore and mythology with Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalya (English name Niko: The Journey to Magika) as my go-to suggestion. I had also heard good reviews for Amaya, a series created by GMA 7, but honestly I don't think the series clicked with me.

#mayaposts #mayapino #fleurtygurl #filipino #philippines #filipino mythology #might make posts about specific filipino myths some other time because it's such a big umbrella of stories and legends #outside of the precolonial religion #sorry to make this post so long i'm a give me an inch i'll go a mile kinda person #long post

[boog-how]

Moon Eaters

#booghowart #tabi tabi po #ttp #oc #pinoy #filipino mythical creatures #filipino mythology #muscle #original characters #peenoise haha #character design #Bakunawa #Minokawa #furry #giant #moon eater #big boy #celestial #gay #bakunawa x minokawa #short comic #tikbalang #manananggal

[chaaistheanswer]

Hades-style tarot card commission for Erica! Always love drawing Filipino-inspired artwork. The Hades style is also really fun to imitate 🥰

If you're interested please visit my website for more information please visit https://chaaistheanswer.carrd.co  📧 [email protected]

#hades #hades game #commission #Art Commission #digital art #digital ilustration #artists on tumblr #tarot card #filipino mythology