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== Fairies in Non-European culture ==

[[Anito and Diwata|Diwata]] in Philippine mythology are nature spirits or minor deities, often seen as fairies in modern times. The term comes from the Sanskrit "devata" (deity), and they are sometimes linked with fairies called lambana. In modern [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], "diwata" means fairy or nymph.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Andrews |first=Roy Chapman |url=https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147302 |title=[Mammal field catalog] |date=1916 |publisher=[s.n.]|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.147302 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Afanasyeva |first=N. D. |date=2022-03-28 |title=The Third Skvortsov Readings |journal=Concept: Philosophy, Religion, Culture |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=170–172 |doi=10.24833/2541-8831-2022-1-21-170-172 |issn=2619-0540|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Daniélou |first=Alain |title=The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series |date=1991 |publisher=Inner Traditions International, Limited |isbn=978-0-89281-354-4 |location=Rochester}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-10-05 |title=Entering Lambana's mythical realm |url=https://peopleasia.ph/entering-lambanas-mythical-realm/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=PeopleAsia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Jordan |date=2016-03-03 |title=The DIWATA of Philippine Mythology {{!}} Ancestors, Spirits, & Deities • THE ASWANG PROJECT |url=https://www.aswangproject.com/diwata/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=THE ASWANG PROJECT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=1970-01-01 |title=Lambana: Significance and symbolism |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/concept/lambana |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> The word is thought to originate from the Sanskrit word [[devata]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Macdonell |first=Arthur Anthony |title=The Brhad-devata, attributed to Saunaka |publisher=Harvard University |year=1904 |isbn=9788188808236}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Basu |first=B. D. |title=Devata: Gods and Goddesses of the Hindus |publisher=AMS Press |year=1974 |orig-year=1917 |isbn=0404578195}}</ref> It refers particularly to nature spirits of extraordinary beauty, like [[Maria Makiling]].<ref>Perdon, Renato (2012). Pocket Tagalog Dictionary: Tagalog-English English-Tagalog. Tuttle Publishing, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4629-0983-4}}</ref>