Glossary

Naga- anito                     act of offering

Pinagaanitohan            the spirit itself

Umalagad                        spirits

Maca                                   heaven

Kasanaan                         hell, the village of grief and affliction

Catalonan                        priestess, the one who does the offering rituals

Makahari                          noble

Nuno sa Punso              male goblins with the characteristic of a small old man

Tigmamanukan             A big black bird that brings bad or good omen

Dalikamata                      A woman with thousands of eyes littered around her body

Minokawa                        A bird so large that it can cover the moon when it flies to the sky

Kataw                               A creature with gills and a human-like body. Their skin is colored blue and their teeth are as sharp as a blade. They live in a stream or river connected to the sea.

Pangkat Mahayahayon Are gods and goddesses created by Bathala himself. They believed they are the higher ranking ones compared to the opposing faction.

Pangkat Magminarun Are gods and goddesses conceived by Bathala or created by humans from their faith. They are treated as the lesser gods and goddesses but it does not mean that they are less capable than the other faction.