Multo
ancestor Philippine single tradition · 2
The Multo is a spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or with unfinished business in Philippine folklore.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1589 CE
- Attested period
- 1589 – 1589
- Historical notes
- Described in Spanish friar Juan de Plasencia's Customs of the Tagalogs (1589).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Muma Pădurii, Muse, Myling, tiyanac, Mogwai, Mohan, Moirai, Mokoi, Mokorea, Moñái, Mondao, Mooinjer veggey, Mora, Morena, Morgens, Mormolykeia, Moroi, Mo-sin-a, Moss people, Mujina
- allied with
- Tikbalang
- equivalent to
- bibit
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Multo (Philippine) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or with unfinished business”
#5087 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Customs of the Tagalogs (1589) describe the tikbalang as ghosts and spirits of the forests, associated with the terms multo and bibit.”
#7935 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001