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

sibling of
Anggitay
equivalent to
bibit
parent of
Lusyo
allied with
Multo, Kapre, nunò, Aswang, Tiyanak

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Sources

Source passages

“Tikbalang - A tall Filipino horse-headed man.”

#4725 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“They are also believed to be the female counterpart of the Tikbalang.”

#5671 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“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.”

#7943 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tikbalang Nephilim”

#8456 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001