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Tala
The Goddess of the Stars, sister of Mayari, and also a daughter of Bathala. Like Her sister Mayari, She too was born from a mortal mother. There is an interesting story concerning Tala, Mayari and the Sun God, which we’ll get to soon.
Idiyanale/Idianale
She is claimed to be the Goddess of Labor. If the natives wanted to complete a job successfully, they called upon Her blessing. It’s interesting to note that despite being the Goddess of Labor, She was not the Goddess of Agriculture.
Luzon Divinities
The Gods of Kaluwalhatian (the Heavens)
Bathala
The supreme being, the God of Gods, creator of the universe. There are different versions of how Bathala created mankind, but the one I enjoy most is that after creating the earth and all its vegetation,
Jorge Pineda,
First Cry of Balintawak,
1938, private collection.
Jose Honorato Lozano,
“Mestizos en Carruajes de Alquiler,”
19th Century Water Color
private collection.
Sidapa, Ancient Philippine God of death, Slayer of the Moon-Eating Serpent, Bakunawa, with his cosmic husband, lunar deity, Libulan. It is first time in the Philippines' history that the god of death is mating Bulan and he's also the PATRON OF TRANSWOMEN.
17. SIDAPA AND BULAN
The story varies throughout and between Cebu, Panay and Bicol, but Sidapa is generally considered to have an obsession with the beauty of the adolescent moon deity, Bulan.
16. SIDAPA
In Visayan mythology there is a belief of a sky god named Sidapa who lives on Mt. Madyaa’s on the island of Panay, which is the highest mountain on the island. He is the one who measures the lives of all newborns through a very tall tree residing on the mountain by
15. HALIYA
is the masked moon goddess, warrior, and protector of women in Ibalon, a section of pre-colonial Philippines. With her brother Bulan, the moon god, the two deities were said to be incredibly strong and beautiful.
14. LIBULAN/BULAN
The moon god and patron deity of homosexuals.