The Story of the Creation – A Bilaan Myth (Mindanao)
In the very beginning there lived a being so large that he cannot be compared with any known thing. His name was Melu, and when...
Philippine Myths
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The Story Of The Unfinished Bridge
This story is a legend from the people of Southern Kalinga in the Philippines about the existence of an unfinished bridge in the place. At...
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Origin: Bagobo Myth (Mindanao)
In the beginning there lived one man and one woman, Toglai and Toglibon. Their first children were a boy and a girl. When they were...
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How the World Was Made
This is the ancient Filipino account of the creation. Thousands of years ago there was no land nor sun nor moon nor stars, and the...
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The Creation (Igorot Myth)
In the beginning there were no people on the earth. Lumawig, the Great Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He divided...
