List of Gods and Goddesses
Ancient Philippine mythology varies among the many indigenous tribes of the Philippines. During the pre-Spanish era, some tribes believed in a single supreme being who created the world and everything in it, along with lesser deities. Others chose to worship a multitude of trees as an act of animism. Today the Philippines have three religions, animism in northern Luzon, christianity in southern Luzon and in visayas, and islam in mindanao. Below are some of the gods and goddesses of the various ancient Philippine tribes:
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