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Aswang

Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil and malevolent creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming human-beast hybrids (usually dogs, cats, pigs). The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines.…

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Grouping
A vampiric werebeast or cannibalistic human-like shape-shifter
Region
Visayas, southern parts of Luzon and parts of Mindanao
Similar entities
Tik-tik/Wakwak

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related to In literature · 48
Aswang → An, Andrew Jalbuena Pasaporte's, Asuangs, Aswang Clan, Atbp, Atimonan, Award-winning, B1 Gang Series, Death, Denis Johnson's National Book, Diwatas, Dr, Fantastic Crap Comics, Fathoms Below, Filipino, Filipino-American, Frank Lynch, Fresh Meat, Gimo Jr, It
related to Further reading · 44
Aswang → Ambeth, Archived, As, Clark Company, Cleveland, Creatures, Cruz, Damiana, Edited, Emma Helen Blair, Eugenio, February, ISBN, ISSN, IX, James, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Looking Back
related to In film · 20
Aswang → Ang Unang Aswang, Chronicles, Corazon, Erik Matti's The Aswang, Evil Origins, Fourteen, II, IV, Kubot, Maria Labo, Philippine, Rattle, Roll, Sa Piling, Shake, Some, The, The Invasion, They, Tiktik
related to Influences in contemporary society · 19
Aswang → CIA, Colonel Edward Lansdale, During, Filipino, Filipinos, Huk, Huk Rebellion, Huks, In, Luzon, Maximo Ramos, Philippine, Philippines, Phrases, Some, The, They, This, Widows
related to Origins and influences · 15
Aswang → Asuang, Because, Bicol, Bicolanos, God, God Asuang, Gugurang, One, Philippine, Philippines, Spanish, The, The Bicolanos, The God Asuang, The Spanish
related to Other · 15
Aswang → Alan Wake Event, An Aswang Romance, Ang Unang Aswang, As, Best, Filipino, LUNA, May, More, Perkins, Phasmophobia, Professional, Super Juniors, The, Wrestle Kingdom
related to Home of the aswang · 13
Aswang → April, Capiz, From, Himamaylan, In, Jessica Soho, Kapuso Mo, KMJS, Negros Occidental, Panay, The KMJS, Western Visayas, X-linked
related to Etymology · 12
Aswang → Aklanon, Bikol, Cebuano, Eastern Indonesian, Greater Central Philippine, It, Its, Kapampangan, Mansaka, Maranao, Sangir, Tagalog
related to The weredog · 11
Aswang → Africa, As, Doing, Europe, India, Like, Maximo Ramos, Ramos, The, The Philippines, Unlike
related to In television · 9
Aswang → Alexandra Trese, Blade, Grimm, It, Mommy Dearest, Philippines, Sergeant Wu's, The, Trese

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also philippine filipino philippines evil weredog creatures night region visayas creature vampire witch viscera capiz asuang said people described back

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AswangGroupingA vampiric werebeast or cannibalistic human-like shape-shifter1.00infobox
AswangRegionVisayas, southern parts of Luzon and parts of Mindanao1.00infobox
AswangSimilar entitiesTik-tik/Wakwak1.00infobox
Aswangis aumbrella term for various shape-shifting evil and malevolent creatures in Filipino folklore0.90text
Aswangis asubject of a wide variety of myths0.90text
Aswangis aTagalog mandurugo0.90text
Aswangis aprimary antagonist in the Supernatural spin-off novel Supernatural0.90text
Aswangis astage play that dramatizes the concept of how the first aswang came to be.Professional wrestler T0.90text
riceinstance ofthey curse those who have crossed them by causing objects0.80text
bonesinstance ofthey curse those who have crossed them by causing objects0.80text
or insects to emerge from their victims' bodily orificesinstance ofthey curse those who have crossed them by causing objects0.80text
cemeteriesinstance ofBehaviourAswang commonly dwell at night in locations0.80text

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    Aswang

    Nodes75
    Edges74
    Triples270
    Avg. degree1.97
    Density0.026667
    Components1
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