Maria Makiling
deity mountain Philippine mythology single tradition · 2
Maria Makiling is a mountain goddess in Philippine mythology. She is associated with Los Baños.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Name evolved during Spanish colonization.
Relationships
- created by
- Bathalà
- manifests as
- lady of the mountain
- syncretized with
- Virgin Mary, Dayang Masalanta
- co occurs with
- Maria Sinukuan, Maria Cacao
- served by
- lambana
- child of
- Bathalà
- manifested by
- María
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Maria Cacao is the diwata or mountain goddess associated with Mount Lantoy in Argao, Cebu, Philippines. The Maria Cacao legend is a prominent example of the mountain goddess motif in Philippine mythology; other prominent examples being Maria Makiling of Los Baños and Maria Sinukuan of Mount Arayat.”
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“When Maria discovered that he had met, fell in love with, and married a mortal woman, she was deeply hurt. Realizing that she could not trust townspeople because she was so different from them, and that they were just using her, she became angry and refused to give fruits to the trees”
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