Aswang

demonic intermediate Philippine single tradition · 7

Carrion-eating humanoid.

↻ synthesized from 7 sources

When

First attested
2000 CE
Attested period
2000 – 2020
Historical notes
Modern folklore.

Relationships

allied with
Tikbalang
serves
Dalaketnon
has aspect
Mandurugo

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Sources

Source passages

“Aswang (Philippine) – Carrion-eating humanoid.”

#4119 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Philippines Aswang”

#4382 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Aswang”

#5306 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The last is a class of malevolent spirits or demons, as well as supernatural beings, generally collectively known as aswang, yawa, or mangalos (also mangalok, mangangalek, or magalos) among Tagalogs and Visayans.”

#7116 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In a search for a playmate, the Tikbalang leaves his home in the Kalumpang tree and encounters first a Kapre, then a Nuno, an Aswang, and a Tiyanak before he finally meets another Tikbalang as a suitable playmate.”

#7947 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001