Today in Philippine myths and folklore, let's discuss and learn about an old Tagalog folk story from Antipolo, Rizal Province in Luzon. This is on the mythology and creation of Hinulugang Taktak, a popular waterfall in Antipolo.
Back in 2014, I made a list of deities from various ethnic groups on my blog Diwatahan on Tumblr. I made another list on the Pinoy-Culture blog in 2017. As the years have gone by, there has been an increase […]
“They had another idol called Dian masalanta, who was the patron of lovers and of generation.” – Juan de Plasencia’s Relation of the Worship of the Tagalogs, Their Gods, and Their Burials and Superstition (1589) So there was a question […]
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