Diwata kat Sidpan
Tagbanwa · deity · Tagbanwa traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
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
- The Diwata kat Sidpan is a Tagbanwa deity residing in the western region who controls the rains.: Robert B. Fox, The Religion and Society of the Tagbanuwa of Palawan Island, Philippines (Manila: National Museum, 1982). (primary); Damiana L. Eugenio, Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1993). (secondary)