Tiyanak
demonic Tagalog folklore single tradition · 5
Tiyanak are ghosts in the Philippines.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 CE
- Attested period
- 2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Modern folklore.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Headless priest, Batibat, Krasue, Krahang, Mae Nak, Nang Takian, Nang Tani, Pop, Phi Pong, Kong koi, Kuman Thong, Rakshasa, Lamia, Māui, Baba Yaga, Changeling, Doppelgänger, Empousa, Huay Chivo, Nahual, Kelpie, Moura Encantada, Mangkukulam, Nixie, Saci, Tengu, Verechelen, Yokai, Yogoe, sigbin, wakwak, nunò, Lusyo, Bal-Bal, Wak Wak, Amalanhig, Tiktik, Nat, Peik-ta, Thayé, Kapre, demons, Ala, jinn, Monkey King, Banshee, Yaksha, Yaoguai, Diwata, Aswang, Manananggal, Engkanto
- allied with
- Tikbalang
- serves
- Dalaketnon
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Tiyanak”
#4385 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Examples include sigbin, wakwak, tiyanak, and manananggal.”
#7119 · 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.”
#7948 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“They were associated with being masters of various malevolent creatures such as Tiyanak, Aswang, Bal-Bal, Wak Wak, Manananggal, Amalanhig, and even Tiktik.”
#8323 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001