MYTH OF
MAGINDARA
Serenas in Bicol
ABOUT
Magindara were believed to be beautiful creatures that dwell in the salt waters of Bicol. they are beautiful but vicious creatures of the sea they are like mermaids but unlike mermaids they eat human flesh. Aswang ng dagat, the Magindara are half women from waist up and half fish from the waist below. They have colorful and sharp scales.They have enchanting voices that can draw fishermen to their deaths.
In Bikolano myth the first Magindara was a demigoddess, beautiful as she was kind. She was the daughter of the evil god Asuang. Magindara had the power to summon storms with her voice. One time Asuang asked Magindara to destroy villages using her voice to summon storms. The kind demigoddess refused. Banished by her enraged father she dived into the sea, many years later beautiful half maiden half fished creatures appeared from the spot where she was last seen.
These lovely mermaids were vicious as they were beautiful, stories say that they would lure fishermen to devour, but their favorite snack were Visayan pirates. Some stories tell that they protect the waters of Ibalong from Visayan raiders and that they do not eat children for the innocence of children is poison to them.
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HISTORY OF
THE MAGINDARA TALE
Beautiful but vicious creatures of the sea, they have colorful sharp scales, and enchanting voices that can lure fishermen to their deaths, or draw them to their rescue.
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