Philippine mythology

This post will explore some of the ancient Tagalog deities in the Philippines, before Catholicism was introduced to the islands.

Mayari (also known as Bulan) and Adlaw (also known as Apolaki) in tagalog phillipine mythology are respectively the beautiful and charming lunar deity and the sun god, who were children of Bathala, the king of the gods. In a Pampangan myth, Bathala died without leaving a will and Apolaki and Mayari fought over who would rule the earth. Apolaki wanted to rule the earth alone while Mayari insisted on equal rights. The two fought out the conflict with bamboo clubs until Mayari lost an eye.

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Philippine mythology is the body of myths, tales, and superstitions held by Filipinos, mostly originating from beliefs held during the pre-Hispanic era. Some of these beliefs stem from pre-Christian religion that was specially influenced by the Hinduism and were regarded by the Spanish as "myth" and "superstition" in an effort to de-legitimize precolonial faith by replacing those native beliefs with colonial Catholic Christian myths and superstitions. Today, some of these precolonial beliefs…

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