Question
The English translation of this creature’s name refers to its ability to separate its body into its upper and lower parts. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this vampire-like bloodsucking creature. Along with the aswang (“AH-swahng”), this creature can be defeated with a buntot pagi (“BOON-tote PAH-gee”), or a stingray tail, but it has other fears and weaknesses such as spears, daggers, garlic, and salt.
ANSWER: manananggal
[10m] The manananggal originates from the mythology of this country. The CIA spread rumors of aswang to help quell an insurgency in this country.
ANSWER: Philippines [or Republic of the Philippines; or Republika ng Pilipinas]
[10e] The Filipino comic book Dyesebel (“jeh-seh-BEHL”) features the title sirena, which is not a siren but rather the Tagalog version of this type of creature. These creatures have the heads and torsos of women but the tails of fish.
ANSWER: mermaid [prompt on merfolk]
<Ezra Santos, Mythology>
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