Filipino Gods and Goddesses Across the Islands

Most lists of Filipino gods and goddesses focus on the Tagalog pantheon. But every region had its own spiritual world. Here is a wider look across the islands.

Tagalog (Luzon)

• Bathala, supreme god and creator

• Apolaki, god of the sun and war

• Mayari, goddess of the moon

• Aman Sinaya, goddess of the sea

Visayan

• Kaptan, god of the sky

• Magwayen, goddess of the sea and of the souls of the dead

• Sidapa, god of death, said in some stories to live on Mount Madjaas

• The Bakunawa, the great serpent that swallows the moon

Cordillera

For many Cordillera peoples, Kabunian is the highest deity, honored in rituals tied to rice planting and harvest.

Why the variety matters

These traditions developed separately across islands and languages. Treating them as one 'Filipino mythology' flattens that richness. Naming the region a story comes from is a simple way to respect it.

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