Articles with the tag
Diwata
(2)
Article list
CategoriesCategories
Tags
Deutsch Deutsche Artikel (222)
Mariang Sinukuan, the Diwata of Mt. Arayat in Pampanga
Mariang Sinukuan, the Diwata of Mt. Arayat in Pampanga
Mariang Sinukuan is the diwata, or mountain goddess, associated with Mount Arayat in Pampanga, Philippines, and is a prominent example of the mountain-goddess motif in Philippine mythology, other examples being Maria Makiling of Los Baños and Maria Cacao of Cebu.
Continue reading (759 words, one picture)
Published at 2018-01-28 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Diwata
The Diwata of Philippine Mythology / Forest Spirits & Goddesses
The Diwata of Philippine Mythology / Forest Spirits & Goddesses
Deva is the Hindu term for deity; devatas (Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay and Indonesian: dewata; Philippine languages: diwata), are a kind of smaller more focused devas. The term “devata” also means devas (deva in plural form or the gods). There are many kinds of devatas: vanadevatas (forest spirits, perhaps descendants of early nature-spirit cults), gramadevata (village gods), devata of river crossings, caves, mountains, and so on.
Continue reading (3,279 words, 7 pictures)
Published at 2018-01-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Diwata, Gods, Spirits, forest