The tikbalang is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. It is described as a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse, and is traditionally associated with confusing or misleading travelers who wander into its territory.
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SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountThe tikbalang is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. 1 Attestation
HistoricitySourced to the subject's own accountLegendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record 1 Connections
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Both figures belong to the same live Philippine-indigenous-religion-anitism tradition record and are standard paired entries in Philippine lower-mythology sources.
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1. Tikbalang (Wikipedia)
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It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down.
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The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines.
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