anito/diwata

Question 1

etymology of diwata

Answer 1

hindu word deva/devata meaning deity

Question 2

meaning of anito/diwata

Answer 2

deities associated with nature; usually gender-neutral

Question 3

anthropomorphic

Answer 3

human-like

Question 4

dualistic

Answer 4

can be either benevolent or wrathful

Question 5

makaptan

Answer 5

supreme deity; heavens/sky; male

Question 6

magwayen

Answer 6

oceans/seas; male

Question 7

saragnayan

Answer 7

underworld/darkness/death/aswang; male

Question 8

nagmalitong yawa sinagmaling diwata

Answer 8

saragnayan’s consort; female

Question 9

lalahon

Answer 9

agriculture; lives on Mt. Kanlaon; female

Question 10

dalikmata

Answer 10

eyes

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makabosog

Answer 11

food

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deities of visayas

Answer 12

makaptan, magwayen, saragnayan, nagmalitong yawa sinagmaling diwata, lalahon, dalikmata, makabosog

Question 13

bathala

Answer 13

supreme deity; also kapunian (cordillera; mt. pulag) and magayon (bicol; mt. mayon)

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aman sinayan

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ocean

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amihan

Answer 15

wind

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mayori, hanan, & tala

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moon, sun, and stars (children of bathala)

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lakapati

Answer 17

agriculture; hermaphrodite (genitals of male and female)

Question 18

shiva pashupati

Answer 18

predecessor of Hindu god Shiva; origin of hermaphroditic characteristic

Question 19

lakambukod

Answer 19

fences

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lakambini

Answer 20

food

Question 21

deities of luzon

Answer 21

bathala, aman sinayan, amihan, mayori, hanan, tala, lakapati, lakambukod, lakambini