Aeta (Agta, Ayta) Ethno-Linguistic Lore
Cosmic Realms
Creation Mythos (Cosmogony)
Oral accounts being indexed from academic archives.
Spiritual Pantheons & Deities (13)
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Great Creator
(Immortal)
The god who created all things; used to come down and talk to people before the great flood; rules the earth through Tigbalog, Lueve, Amas, and Binangewan.
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Gutugutumakkan
(Immortal)
The supreme deity, possibly the name of the Great Creator.
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Apu Namalyari
(Immortal)
A deity who lives in Mount Pinatubo; also called Apo Pinatubo and Apo na Malyari; also referred as the supreme deity.
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Tigbalog
(Immortal)
Gives life and directs activities.
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Lueve
(Immortal)
Directs production and growth.
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Amas
(Immortal)
Moves to pity, love, unity, and peace of heart.
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Binangewan
(Immortal)
Spirits who bring change, sickness, and death as punishment.
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Matusalem
(Immortal)
The creator's representatives who act as mediators between the creator and humans since after the great flood.
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Algao
(Immortal)
The sun god who battled Bacobaco.
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Bacobaco
(Immortal)
An ancient turtle who burrowed on top of Mount Pinatubo after its battle with Algao; eruptions occur when it resurfaces.
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Kedes
(Immortal)
God of the hunt.
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Pawi
(Immortal)
God of the forest.
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Sedsed
(Immortal)
God of the sea.
This information is compiled from verified offline paleographic script research, museum archives, and traditional oral literature catalogs in collaboration with indigenous script repositories.
Primary Reference Bibliography:
- Scott, William Henry. (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society. Ateneo de Manila University Press.
- de los Reyes, Isabelo. (1889). El Folk-Lore Filipino. Imprenta de Santa Cruz.
- Jocano, F. Landa. (1969). Philippine Mythology. Centro Escolar University Research and Development Center.
- Kabuay, Cristian. (2009). Baybayin: Historical Pre-Philippine Scripts & Paleography Archives. Baybayin LLC.
- Salazar, Zeus A. (1999). Bagong Kasaysayan: Ang Pantayong Pananaw sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.