María Makiling, more properly Mariang Makiling, is a diwata in Philippine mythology, associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines. She is the most widely known diwatà or lambana (fairy) in Philippine mythology and was venerated in pre-colonial Philippines as the goddess Dayang Masalanta or Dian Masalanta, invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes.
María Makiling, more properly Mariang Makiling, is a diwata in Philippine mythology, associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines. She is the most widely known diwatà or lambana (fairy) in Philippine mythology and was venerated in pre-colonial Philippines as the goddess Dayang Masalanta or Dian Masalanta, invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes.
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