Dinawágan

The Apayao (Isneg) spirit of health and healing. She is the wife of Hatan and both are invoked for help, especially in sickness.

Among the Tinguian, the name of the mother of the giant Gawīgawen.

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References

Sources

  • Cole, Fay-Cooper. (1915). A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore. Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, p. 61.
  • Wilson, Laurence Lee. (1947). Apayao Life and Legends. Baguio, P. I.: Human Relations Area Files OA5, OA1, p. 20.