Blust, Robert. University of San Carlos. pagan101 posted this. III, No. Likewise, some sites suggest that part of Sepas protective role, especially in regards to protecting Wesir, is due to the fact that centipedes will eat the bugs that feast on a dead body. 9 Magical Insects and Their Folklore. deities associated with centipedes Wigington, Patti. POTET, Jean-Paul G. (2013). Page 168. (1895). Memoirs of the National Academy of Science, 23. Manila: Oriental Commercial Company. Diwata Magbabaya: the supreme deity and creator of heaven and earth; Palmot: one of trusted heavenly messenger of the supreme deity; an angel, Tagma-sa-Manguabungud: the god of the woods, Tagma-sa-langit: the god who protects the sick, Jobrael: also called Jobraim; son of a human and a supernatural; stayed on earth for a thousand years, and was taken back to heaven by Palmot after he failed to raise the divine kettle provided by the supreme deity, Son of Jobrael: was to be taken back to heaven seven years after his father, Jobrael, was called back; retained his earthly status due to a seven-year plan initiated by his wife, Wife of Jobrael's Son: devised the creation of the entire buklog rituals and its instruments, resulting to her husband's permanent residence on earth, Gomotan Raja: an ancient leader who settled at the banks of Lapuyan river, Gomotan Sangira: an ancient leader who settled in Megusan, Palaganding: son of Gomotan Sangira and twin brother of Rainding; a brave and proficient swordsman, Rainding: son of Gomotan Sangira and twin brother of Palaganding; a brave and proficient swordsman, Gomeed: son of Gomotan Sangira; a brave and proficient swordsman, Bulaw: daughter of Gomotan Sangira; a brave and proficient swordswoman, Rajah Humabon: a Subanon who migrated to Cebu and became a ruler there, Manama: the supreme deity also referred as Sigalungan, meaning all seeing; created the diwatas to assist him in creation; created the earth from his fingernail scrapings, Assistants in Manama's creation: all were given katusan (precognition and power); their bodies were life fingernails, smooth and shiny and only their joints have skin, Ogassi: brother of Manama; incorporated abaca strans into the clay that would become humans, causing mankind's mortality. It could be inferred that Cent University of San Carlos Publications. Page 26. KRT: Learning and Celebrating Kemetic Holidays, Quasi-Guest Post: My Partners Wep Ronpet. Sepa, the Centipede God, was a protective fertility deity whose worship began in the Predynastic Period (c. 6000-3150 BCE). Kelly, P. (2016). About 20 families and 3,000 species of centipedes have been discovered worldwide. My Blog deities associated with centipedes Blumentritt, Ferdinand (1895). (1983). (1982). The Deities of the Animistic Religion of Mayaoyao, Ifugao. Madrid, 1895. The native peoples and their customs. Centipedes were seen following earthworms which improved the fertility of soil, leading to Sepas association with fertility. University of San Carlos Publications. Kaptan: the supreme god and sky god who fought against Magauayan for eons until Manaul intervened; ruler of the skyworld called Kahilwayan; controls the wind and lightning; Maguayan: the god who rules of the waters as his kingdom; father of Lidagat; brother of Kaptan, Dalagan: the swiftest winged giant, armed with long spears and sharp swords, Guidala: the bravest winged giant armed with long spears and sharp swords, Sinogo: the handsomest winged giant armed with long spears and sharp swords; best loved by Kaptan but betrayed his master and was imprisoned under the sea, Maguyaen: the goddess of the winds of the sea, Magauayan: fought against Kaptan for eons until Manaul intervened, Manaul: the great bird who dropped great rocks upon the battle of Kaptan and Magauayan, creating islands, Lidagat: the sea married to the wind; daughter of Maguayan, Lihangin: the wind married to the sea; son of Kaptan, Licalibutan: the rock-bodied son of Lidagat and Lihangin; inherited the control of the wind from his father; initiated the revolt against one of his grandfathers, Kaptan; killed by Kaptan's rage; his body became the earth, Liadlao: the gold-bodied son of Lidagat and Lihangin; killed by Kaptan's rage during the great revolt; his body became the sun, Libulan: the copper-bodied son of Lidagat and Lihangin; killed by Kaptan's rage during the great revolt; his body became the moon, Lisuga: the silver-bodied son of Lidagat and Lihangin; accidentally killed by Kaptan's rage during her brothers' revolt; her body fragments became the stars, Adlaw: the sun deity worshiped by the good, Bulan: the moon deity who gives light to sinners and guides them in the night, Makilum-sa-twan: the god of plains and valleys, Kasaray-sarayan-sa-silgan: the god of streams, Suklang-malaon: the goddess of happy homes, Maka-ako: also called Laon; the creator of the universe, Makabosog: a deified chieftain who provides food for the hungry, Sidapa: the goddess of death; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Makaptan, Makaptan: the god of sickness; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Sidapa; he is a brother of Magyan and Sumpoy, Danapolay: the god who supervises the other deities who answer to Sidapa and Makaptan, Sappia: the goddess of mercy originating from the island of Bohol who empties the milk from her breasts onto weeds, giving the origin of white rice; when milk ran out, blood came out from her breast, giving the origin of red rice, Tan Mulong: guardian of a spirit cave where souls may be imprisoned; has a spirit dog with one mammary gland and two genitals. Sepa was sometimes referred to as the centipede of Horus and the Book of the Dead also makes a connection between Sepa and Anubis: I am Anubis on the Day of the Centipede, I am the Bull who presides over the field. Indigenous Peoples and Community Conserved Areas and Territories Consortium. Lets look at some of the magical meanings behind butterflies. Mycosphere. WebMaybe it's not necessarily a deity but a sign, an omen or premonition. The Kemetic Orthodoxy calendar lists Him as Heru-Sepa, or Horus-Who-is-Sepa, and as a son of Sekhmet. Ethnography of the Bikol People. Indiana University. Boquet, Y. An Introduction to the Kapampngan Language; Interview on Lw. The Philippine Islands, 14931898: Volume XXXII, 1640. Mindoro Highlanders: The Life of the Swidden Agriculturists. Manila: MCS Enterprises . Their favorite prey is small insects, including beetles, termites, beetle larvae, and earthworms. Patti Wigington is a pagan author, educator, and licensed clergy. Page 158. Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, trabajado por varios sugetos doctos y graves, y ltimamente aadido, corregido y coordinado. Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala. Filipino Heritage, I, 15. Ateneo de Manila University. University of Manila Journal Of East Asiatic Studies, Volumes 7-8. The Ati of Negros and Panay. Saway, V. L. The Talaandig. Thanks to Valentine's Day, many gods and goddesses of love and fertility are honored at this time. Makati City: Bookmark. Madale, A. University of Manila Journal Of East Asiatic Studies, Volumes 7-8. Yabes, L. Y. In addition to providing us with honey and wax, bees are known to have magical properties, and they feature extensively in folklore from many different cultures. University of San Carlos Publications. Cudera, R. B., Razon, B. C., Millondaga, K. J. I. (1932, January). Cookies that are necessary to enable my site to function. 4: Death and After Death: Ivatan Beliefs and Practices. Manzano, L. C. The Tboli. Gaioni, D. T. (1985). Beljan: the spirits of all beljan (shamans); able to travel to the vertical universe, divided into fourteen different layers, in order to heal the world and to re-establish cosmic balance; Lenggam: demon-like beings of the forest who act as the caretakers of poisonous and biting animals such as scorpions and snakes; Linamin at Barat: the lady-goddess of the monsoon winds, Linamin at Bulag: the lady-goddess of the dry season, Upu Kuyaw: the grandfather god of thunder, Maguimba: the god in the remotests times, lived among the people, having been summoned by a powerful babaylan (shaman); provided all the necessities of life, as well as all cures for illnesses; has the power to bring the dead back to life, Diwata: a benevolent god who provides for the needs of women and men, and gives out rewards for good deeds, Angoro: a deity who lives in Basad, a place beyond this world, where the souls find out whether they will enter the heavens called Lampanag, or be cast into the depths of Basad, Balungbunganin: spirit of the almaciga trees, Esa: an ancestor whose movements created the landscapes, which he named during a hunting journey with his dogs, who were after wild pigs, Baybay: the goddess and master of rice who originated from Gunay Gunay, the edge of the universe; married to Ungaw, Ungaw: the god and master of bees who originated from Gunay Gunay, the edge of the universe; married to Baybay, Panyaen: mystic entities who control certain wild trees and various animals. Siguinarugan: one of the two giant guards of the gates of Kanitu-nituhan; Saragnayan: the god of darkness who protected his wife, Nagmalitong Yawa Sinagmaling, from all adversaries in Panay mythologies; his source of immortality was inputted on a wild boar, and upon the killing of the boar, he became mortal and was killed by Buyung Baranugon, Pinganun-pinganun: the god of enchanted places. From the Philippines to The Field Museum: A Study of Ilongot (Bugkalot) Personal Adornment. Mangindusa: also referred as Nagabacaban, the highest-ranking deity who lives in Awan-awan, the region beyond the Langit; the god of the heavens and the punisher of crime; Dibuwatanin: the messengers of Mangindusa, Tungkuyanin: deity who sits on the edge of this sky-cover with his feet dangling into the universe; also sits looking down at the earth; if he were to raise his head and look up, he would fall into the nothingness, Magrakad: a god found at exactly noontime on the other side of the sun; gives the warmth which sustains life and, when the people are ill, carries away sickness, Bangkay: spirits of the cloud region called Dibuwat; spirits of the people who have been killed by violence, poison, or those who died in giving birth, Bulalakaw: also called Diwata kat Dibuwat; they fly-travel throughout the cloud regions to help the people, Polo: the benevolent god of the sea whose help is invoked during times of illness, Sedumunadoc: the god of the earth, whose favor is sought in order to have a good harvest, Tabiacoud: the god of the underworld in the deep bowels of the earth.