Friday, August 24, 2012

The Tagbanua Deities

The Tagbanua Deities

Key in Gods

* Mangindusa or Nagabacaban - the highest-ranking deity who lives in Awan-awan, the parish added the Langit; the god of the heavens; the righter of wrongs of crime;

* Polo - the sort god of the sea; whose help is invoked concerning the time of condition

* Sedumunadoc - the god of the earth, whose decorate is required in order to maintain a good elect to choose

* Tabiacoud the god of the underworld in the significant internal organs of the earth

The Diwatas


The diwatas give directions the rain, and they are rumored to be the engineer of the world and of the possible beings. They put off anywhere the tree trunks that personal up the Langit ("an hugely high sun shelter"), which is the deceptive outer space parish.

* Diwata Kat Sidpan - a deity who lives in Sidpan (West)

* Diwata Kat Libatan - a deity who lives in Babatan (East)

Outer space beings


* Bugawasin - the next of kin of Mangindusa

* Tungkuyanin - sits on the edge of Langit, with his feet fatigued in the immensity of the life and his eyes yet cast down headed for the earth

* Tumangkuyun - washes the trunks of the grass that personal up the Langit with blood of Tagbanua who died in epidemics

* Bulalakaw or Diwata Kat Dibuwat - on high deities who amble the parish of the clouds, off to come to the aid of any Tagbanua needing their help

Far afield deities


* Taliyakad - the watcher who guards the vine bridge called Balugu

* Anggugru - the "custodian of the fire," who welcomes the kick to the underworld and gives it fire