Diwata

In Philippine mythology, a Diwata or Lambana is a being that is similar to a fairy or a nymph. The Diwata is mostly female, but can also belong to the male gender.

Properties

It is said about the Diwata that they inhabit large trees, such as acacia or Baleten. You are the Guardian of Nature, bringing the blessings or curses upon those who do the forests and mountains good or bring harm upon them. They are described as perfect, god-like creatures that protect and preserve the area for which they feel responsible.

The term is a Filipino speech for the word devadha from Sanskrit, which in turn derived from the word deva and means as much as divine beings.

It is said that they would also sometimes get involved with mortals, if they are interested in a person. They drew attention to themselves by bringing them food, but which may not be salted. If they like someone, they take him to himself and to that offer different types of food to. Anyone tried it yet, but will never return to his world.

Species

A male Diwata is ( sometimes spoken Encanto or Encantado ) as referred Engkanto and lives mostly in the lake. In the Filipino fishermen, it is common to him meat and other delicacies to present after a successful catch by pocketing them in the sea.

In other parts of the Philippines are the Diwata deities, which correspond to the Greek mythology, hierarchically structured in a world of gods. Some of these deities are:

• Bathala (also under the name Kabunian, Malayari, Apo and Lumawi known) is the ruler of heaven,
• Amanikable, the ruler of the sea,
• Dian Masalanta, the God of love,
• Apolake (or Adlaw ), god of the sun,
• Mayari (or Bulan in other areas), the deity of the moon,
• Tala, goddess of the stars and
• Anitan, Guardian of the flash.

Known Diwata

- Maria Makiling - the guardian of Mount Makiling in Laguna province. She is the most famous Diwata in the Philippines. It protects the mountain and everything is on it. The nearby Laguna de Bay will also be a part of their reserve, because some people believe they protect the fish in this lake.

In front of her is claimed that they would be very graceful, had olive -colored skin, long black hair and a white billowing dress. She was connected with the fog surrounding the mountain. The inhabitants of this area say the mountain itself would resemble Mary and when a man disappears into the forests of the mountain, was told, that Maria would have fallen in love with him and would have made him her husband.

- Maria Sinukuan - the deity of Mount Arayat in the province of Pampanga. As Maria Makiling she has an eye on everything that lives on her mountain and growing. She takes care of the forest, the animals, plants and fields. Her appearance is very similar to that of Maria Makiling. Thus, it is claimed, they possessed also black, but curly hair, disponer a beautiful flawless skin and had a charming face. She is also wearing a long, white robe and would be inextricably linked to the volcanic mountain and its surroundings.

- Maria Cacao - Another deity that is associated with a mountain, Maria Cacao is. She stands with her husband Mangao with the mountain Lantoy on Cebu in conjunction. According to the myths, she lives with her husband in a cave with a coconut field in front of their entrance. A nearby river on the mountain is used by the two to tour on golden ships their fields. If you are traveling, then you can see this by the fact that the river flooded.

Modern representations

• In a comic by Gener Pedrina for Sanduguan Universe, the heroine is a Diwata with the name Maria Klarissa Valiente, half human and half Encantada.

• In the Philippine fantasy television series Encantadia and Mulawin by the Philippine production company GMA Network Diwatas are a group of people with supernatural abilities who inhabit a dimension beyond the human world.

• Maria Cacao, Ang Diwata ng Cebu ( Maria Cacao, the Fairy of Cebu ) is a children's book by Rene O. Villanueva, with illustrations by Joaquin Hernandez, about the legend of the fairy of Argao, Cebu, written in Tagalog and English. Edited by Lampara Publishing House, Manila. ISBN 9715180302nd