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An Analysis of the Multi-Headed Beings of Philippine Myths and Epics

July 28, 2021 Jordan Clark Opinion

The story of the Philippine archipelago is a story of movement, which is intertwined with the story of other movements. Movement of people, movement of

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ADVENTURES OF HUMADAPNON Synopsis of Hinilawod II

July 27, 2021 Jordan Clark Panay Bukidnon Beliefs

The Suludnon, also known as the Panay Bukidnon or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area

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INDARAPATRA AND SULAYMAN, Summary of the Maguindanao Story

July 27, 2021 Jordan Clark Maguindanao Beliefs

The Maranao people, also spelled Meranao, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is the term used by the Philippine government to refer to the southern indigenous people who

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MAHARADIA LAWANA, the Maranao Epic

July 27, 2021 Jordan Clark Maranao Beliefs

The Maranao people, also spelled Meranao, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is the term used by the Philippine government to refer to the southern indigenous people who

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THREE BROTHERS OF PANAY, Excerpt from the Suludnon Epic “Hinilawod”

July 27, 2021 Jordan Clark Panay Bukidnon Beliefs

The Suludnon, also known as the Panay Bukidnon or Pan-ayanon, are a culturally indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area

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Gawīgawen and Gīambōlan, the multi-headed giants of Tingguian Myth

July 25, 2021 Jordan Clark Itneg/Tingguian Beliefs

Tingguian means “the people of the mountains.” It was originally used to refer to all mountain dwelling people. These days it is particularly associated to

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Bikol Legend of the Shooting Star and its Connection to a Mindanao Epic

July 14, 2021 Jordan Clark Bikolano Mythology

This Bikol tale features Prince Bantugan, a character who also appears in the Maranao Darangen.  This legend also features a similar story to that faced

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BULAN, the Bikol Moon Deity

July 10, 2021 Jordan Clark Bikolano Mythology

By now we all know that the story of the love affair between Bulan (Bicolano Moon Deity) and Sidapa (Visayan Deity of the Afterlife) was

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Tagalog Myths of the Sun (Araw) and Moon (Buwan)

July 9, 2021 Jordan Clark Tagalog Mythology & Folk Beliefs

Tagalogs are believed to be the first settlers of Manila when the Spaniards declared Manila as the colony capital in the 16th century. Tagalog came

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Ferdinand Blumentritt’s DICCIONARIO MITOLÓGICO DE FILIPINAS (Dictionary of Philippine Mythology)

April 21, 2021 Jordan Clark Books & References

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