Tikbalang
nature_spirit forest Filipino single tradition · 4
A tall Filipino horse-headed man.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1959 CE
- Attested period
- 1959 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Account of Iluminado Cataytay (1959) from Barangay Sumilang, Quezon province, Philippines provides accurate information, as he witnessed from age of 4 up to his death in 1969.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, tiyanac, tigbàlang, Minotaur, Anubis, Cynocephalus, Bastet, Daksha, Ganesha, Hayagriva, Horse-Face, Keibu Keioiba, Khnum, Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Nandi, Narasimha, Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Set, nephilim, Manananggal
- sibling of
- Anggitay
- equivalent to
- bibit
- parent of
- Lusyo
Mentioned by
- Minotaur
- Anubis
- Cynocephalus
- Bastet
- Daksha
- Ganesha
- Hayagriva
- Horse-Face
- Keibu Keioiba
- Khnum
- Maahes
- Pakhet
- Sekhmet
- Tefnut
- Nandi
- Narasimha
and 11 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Tikbalang - A tall Filipino horse-headed man.”
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“They are also believed to be the female counterpart of the Tikbalang.”
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“It is speculated that Hayagriva influenced the present imagery of the horse-headed Philippine mythological spirit, the Tikbalang. A tikbalang named Lusyo features prominently in The Mythology Class, a graphic novel written and illustrated by Filipino comic creator Arnold Arre.”
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“Tikbalang Nephilim”
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