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Kurgan stelae [a] or Balbals (Ukrainian: балбал, most probably from Turkic word balbal meaning "ancestor" or "grandfather" [3]) are anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut from stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans (i.e. tumuli), in kurgan cemeteries, or in a double line extending from a kurgan.
Balbal or bal-bal can refer to: Balbals or Kurgan stelae; Bal-Bal - in Philippine mythology, a Bal-Bal is an undead monster that steals corpses.
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In Philippine mythology, a Bal-Bal is an undead monster that steals corpses whether it is in a funeral or grave and feeds on them. It has a strong sense of smell for dead human bodies.
Turkic balbal tomstones, Burana, 6-10th century CE. Burna tower, 11th century. References
Balbal (Tagbanua) – they can sail through the air like a flying squirrel. They have curved nails and a long tongue. They eat corpses. [63] Bannog (Tinguian, Isneg, and Ilokano) – gigantic birds. They live in huge trees or cliffsides. They darken the night when overhead. [63] Bawa (Aklanon) – centaur-like beings.
The Yenisei Inscriptions are a series of Old Turkic inscriptions from the 8th-10th century CE, found near Yenisei Kyrgyz kurgans located in the Upper and Middle basins of the Yenisei River in modern-day Russia in Khakassia, Tuva and the Altai Republic.
kasilidan is further subdivided into categories which are as follows; sarowang (non-Maranao), balbal (beast), dagamot (Sorcerer/Sorceress) and bisaya (Slave). The mapiyatao are natives entitled to ascend to thrones by pure royal bloodline. On the other hand, the kasilidan are natives suspected of mixed bloodline. However, due to the changes ...