Manananggal
Sign in to saveThe manananggal () is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.Country
- Philippine
- Mythical creature.image
- Manananggal.jpg
- Mythical creature.name
- Manananggal
- Mythical creature.alt
- Self-segmenting flying viscera sucker of fetuses
- Mythical creature.Region
- Visayas
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Vampire
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The manananggal () is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance.
==Mythology== The word manananggál is derived from the Tagalog word tanggál, meaning "to remove" or "to separate", and literally translating to "remover" or "separator". In this case, it may be interpreted as "one who separates itself". The name is also associated with an expression referring to a severed torso.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manananggal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.