Diwata kat Sidpan

The Diwata kat Sidpan, the deity of the west, dwells in the western region of the world and governs the rains that come from that quarter. She forms a cosmic pair with the Diwata kat Libatan of the east, the two together framing the horizontal axis along which the life-giving rains are apportioned. Such diwata are the beings addressed by mediums in the pagdiwata ceremony.

Domains

• rain

Powers

• control the rains from the western region

Sources

• Robert B. Fox, The Religion and Society of the Tagbanuwa of Palawan Island, Philippines (Manila: National Museum, 1982).
• Damiana L. Eugenio, Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1993).