ph divinities(mindanao) Flashcards
(47 cards)
The Bagobos of Mindanao believed in the highest ranking deity named ____
Pamulak Manobo
Sometimes known as the plant person,was said to have created all things on earth. Like other gods, he was the giver of good harvest, the source of rain and wind, and above all, he was the master of life and death.
Pamulak Manobo
hero of the head of the waters who destroyed sickness;
Malaki t’ohu K’waig
deified spirits of the Bagobo ancestors who gave the people their language and custom.
Toglai and his
wife, Toglibon
He was considered the spirit-intercessors with the higher divinities for the Bagobos.
Tulos-ka-balat
evil spirits who ate the flesh of dead persons. These were described
us huge beings with cur1y hair, big feet and long nails, small arms, and possessed two big, pointed front teeth.
Buso
are patrons of the men-of-war. They lived in the depth of Mt. Apo. It was said that the smoke and fire which come out of the summit of this mountain come from the stove of this couple.
Mandaragan and his wife Darago
were protectors of families. Although kind and understanding, these spirits
harm those who did not obey the rules of the family life and those who
were disrespectful to old folks as well as to the other spirits.
Tigyama
The most mischievous spirits working for Pamulak Manobo were the ____.Thesebeings lived in caves, cliffs, and other dangerous places. They often-
times disguised themselves in the human form and abducted women and
children whom they fed with snakes and worms in their mountain abode.
Sir’ing
The god of agriculture was a huge, hairy being named
Tarabumo
shrine erected in the
center of the rice fields.
Parobanian
a kind goddess who taught the Ba-
gobo women how to weave.
Baitpandi
Among the Manobo of Mindanao, ____ was the most powerful. He ruled over the destiny of both gods and men in the Manobo world.
Tagbusan
a class of higher beings who on special occasions, through the intercession of the diwata, succor mortals;
Umli
deities whom the
priests propitiate during ceremonies for impending dangers;
Diuata
a class of fierce deities who make
men mad;
Panaiyung,
divinities who initiate war and incite men to fight;
Pamdiya,
dangerous spirits who caused the destruction of men;
Busau
spirits who inhabit the gloomy and solitary places,
Tagbanua
huge divinities who guard the untravelled jungles and misled the travelers to
their doom.
Tame
The mischievous rice thieves were called ____.
Dagau
____ was the powerful guardian of the thunderbolt.
Anit or Anitan
dangerous goddess who in-
cites incest and adultery;
Tagabayau
divinities who urged men to indulge
into sexual excesses.
Agkui
