Marpolo Cabrera's "Divine Realms: Philippine Mythological Deities," now on view at the NCCA Gallery, reintroduces Filipino gods and goddesses through vibrant abstract paintings created with mixed ...

Marpolo Cabrera’s “Divine Realms: Philippine Mythological Deities,” now on view at the NCCA Gallery, reintroduces Filipino gods and goddesses through vibrant abstract paintings created with mixed ...

These gods are believed to be the nine sons of Dou Mu, the Goddess of the North Star, who holds the Registrar of Life and Death. The deities are popular as they are believed to be able to cure ...

Next time someone calls you pear-shaped, don’t fret, for the pear is a symbol of Sensuality. It was a fruit sacred to ...

It tells of how he came to love Enkidu, provided by the gods as a kind of opposing twin for him. The two have great adventures together. At one point, Gilgamesh turn down a proposal of marriage from ...