Batak Ethno-Linguistic Lore

Ethnic Group Node

Cosmic Realms

Upper Realm (Kahilwayan / Sky)

Unknown / Seeking

Middle Realm (Earth)

Unknown / Seeking

Lower Realm (Kasanaan / Underworld)

Unknown / Seeking

Creation Mythos (Cosmogony)

Oral accounts being indexed from academic archives.

Creator Entities

N/A

Key Creation Elements

N/A

Spiritual Pantheons & Deities (2)

Maguimba (Immortal)
God who lived among the people in remotest times; provided all necessities of life and cures for illnesses; has the power to bring the dead back to life.
Angoro (Immortal)
A deity who lives in Basad, where souls find out whether they will enter the heavens (Lampanag) or be cast into the depths.

🛡️ Academic Authority Moat & E-E-A-T Evidence

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.