Ancient philippines

This post will explore some of the ancient Tagalog deities in the Philippines, before Catholicism was introduced to the islands.

Philippine mythology is the body of myths, tales, and superstitions held by Filipinos, mostly originating from beliefs held during the pre-Hispanic era. Some of these beliefs stem from pre-Christian religion that was specially influenced by the Hinduism and were regarded by the Spanish as "myth" and "superstition" in an effort to de-legitimize precolonial faith by replacing those native beliefs with colonial Catholic Christian myths and superstitions. Today, some of these precolonial beliefs…

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Learn little-known things about the precolonial period in the Philippines, which is probably the closest thing we ever had to a Golden Age.

Burning of the Idols (1952) by Fernando Amorsolo

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Before Christianity arrived in the Philippines, the natives had their own polytheistic beliefs officiated by the Babaylan. But over time, they went from healers to hell-sent.