List of Philippine Mythical Creatures II

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Kapre

Kapre is a filthy who likes to smoke huge rolls of cigars, and hide within, and atop large trees, particularly the and old acacia or mango trees. A Filipino , it scares away little children who play at night. If you're stuck in a place and you keep going around in circles, you are said to be played around with by a Kapre. To escape its control, you must remove your shirt/clothing, and wear it inside-out.

Kinara

Kinara are described as gentle creatures, loyal and subservient, and are depicted of having a beautiful face and the upper body of a slender woman or boy with wings, or can transform its hands and limbs into feathered wings for flight and the lower body of a bird description varies. Kinaras are skilled dancers and musicians performing solely for their lover.

The Kinara or Kinari the devoted lover with the beautiful face and body of a woman (sometimes a boy) with feathered wings and claws who will love and devotedly serve the mortal they have fallen in love with and when their hearts get broken they turn into winged monsters that feed on blood called In pre-colonial Philippines Kinnara or Kinarri are symbol of androgynous beauty and of a lover's devotion a symbol of ethereal beauty and undying devotion towards a lover. Pre-colonial gold have been found depicting such otherworldly beauty. In Philippine epics and folklore kinara or kinari usually guards a jar of treasure but is actually guarding the remains of his human lover, since pre-colonial Philippines people bury their deceased in jars along with their gold and precious stones

Naga

Naga's other names are Marindaga, Marinaga, Maginaga. They are a type of fresh water mermaids, but instead of having fish tails they have eels and/or water snakes for tails and the upper body of a human female having alluring face, curvaceous body and long flowing hair.

Vicious to adults but gentle to children are considered the protectors of springs, wells and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring disasters such as floods and drought.

Nagas are snake-like mermaids that may take human form. They tend to be very curious. According to traditions nāgas are only malevolent to humans when they have been mistreated. They are susceptible to mankind's disrespectful actions in relation to the environment. They are also associated with waters—rivers, lakes, seas, and wells—and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure.

In other beliefs the most powerful of the Nagas became a goddess named . She is captivated by the beauty of the seven moons and turned herself into a giant dragon-serpent in order to reach them, but the deity punished her so she remained in her dragon state for all eternity.

Malakas at Maganda

Malakas and Maganda (literally, Strong One and Beautiful One) are Filipino versions of . They are said to have sprung from a large bamboo tree pecked by a known as Magaulancealabarca

Magindara

Magindara the are fierce water creatures with upper body of attractive women and the lower body is of multicolored fishes. they lure men to drown them. It is believed that one of the moons Cibolan or Bulan the boy moon descended and tamed the vicious creatures turning them into friendly Mermaid

Mambabarang

Mambabarang (summoner) is a who uses insects and spirits to enter the body of any person they hate.[] A Mambabarang is a kind of a mangkukulam. Mambabarangs are ordinary human beings with black magic who torture and later kill their victims by infesting their bodies with insects. They are different from Mangkukulams - the latter only inflict pain or illness. Mambabarangs use a strand of hair from their chosen victim and tie it to the bugs or worms which they will use as a medium. When they prick the bug, the victim immediately experiences the intended effect.

Manananggal

Manananggal is an aswang that can fly after separating itself from the lower half of its body. It eats babies and fetuses from a mother's womb by means of passing their long tongue through a small hole from the roof of a house. The sharp end of the tongue touches the mother's navel to suck the blood of the fetus or unborn child. This creature's name was derived from the Filipino word, tanggal, which means "to separate" because of the manananggal's ability to separate itself from its lower body.

A manananggal can also be a sorceress that visits villages and barrios. To feed, the self-segmenter chooses an isolated place where she will leave her lower torso while she hunts at night. When she separates from her lower torso, she then gains her ability to fly. She then goes off in search of houses where pregnant women reside. Upon choosing a suitable victim, the Manananggal alights on the house and inserts her tongue through the roof. The tongue is long, hollow and extremely flexible. She uses it to puncture the womb of the sleeping woman and to suck out the fetus. At other times, she seduces men with her beauty and lures them to a private place before eating them alive. She usually eats the insides, like the heart, stomach or the liver. Sunlight is deadly to the Manananggal when she is in her monstrous form.If her two halves are still separate with the coming of dawn, she will be destroyed. According to legend, to destroy the Manananggal, one should search for the lower torso that she leaves behind during her nightly hunts. Salt, ash, and/or garlic should then be placed on the exposed flesh, preventing the monster from combining again and leaving it vulnerable to sunlight. Small containers of salt, ash and raw rice, and the smell of burning rubber are said to deter the Manananggal from approaching one's house.

Manaul

The is a mythical king who became a bird. He was believed to have caused the seas and the skies to fight against each other. The clash between the seas and skies resulted to the formation of the .

Mangkukulam

Mangkukulam or (from Spanish: bruja, "witch") are witches, wizards, bruho (Spanish:brujo, "wizard, male witch"), or sorcerers who cast evil spells to humans. This is also called manggagaway. The Mangkukulam uses dark magic.

The difference between a mambabarang and a mangkukulam is that the mambabarang uses magical insects to bring harm to his victims. These insects are released after incantations, when they will search for their supposed victim and burrow under the skin, impregnating her. After some time, matruculans return to the house to kill the pregnant mother, open her abdomen, and eat the growing fetus.

Mariang Makiling

Mariang Makiling is a fairy who dwells atop 's , an inactive volcano. Oral tradition described that Mount Makiling was once a castle and Mariang Makiling was a princess who fell in love with a mortal.

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