Alamat Ng Daigdig (Bikolano)

Thousands and thousands of years ago, there was a time when the space occupied by the
universe was vacant. The moon, the sun, the stars, and the earth were conspicuous by their
absence. Only the vast expanse of water and the sky above it could be seen. The kingdom of
the sky was under the rule of the great god Languit, while the water was under the sovereignty
of the god Tubigan.

Languit had a daughter called Dagat, the sea, who became the wife of Paros, the wind , who
was the son of Tubigan.

Four children were born to Dagat and Paros, three of whom were boys called Daga, Aldao, and
Bulan, and one girl called Bitoon.

Daga, a strong man, possessed a body of rock; Aldao, a jolly fellow, had a body of gold; Bulan,
a copper-made man, was a weakling; while the beautiful Bitoon was made of pure silver.

After the death of their father Paros, Daga, being the eldest son, succeeded in control of the
winds. Soon after, Dagat, the mother died, leaving her children under the care of the
grandparents Languit and Tubigan.

After assuming control of the winds, Daga became arrogant and ambitious, desiring to gain
more power, so he induced his younger brothers to attack the kingdom of Languit. At first they
refused; at Daga’s anger, Bulan and Aldao were constrained to join him in his plot.

Preparations were made and when everything was ready, they set out on their expedition and
began to attack the gates of the sky. Failing to open the gates, Daga let loose the winds in all
directions so that the gate was destroyed and the brothers succeeded in gaining entrance. But
they were met by the enraged Languit who set out three bolts of lightning after them. All of them
were struck by lightning. The copper body of Bulan melted into a ball; so also was the golden
body of Aldao. Daga’s body fell into the sea and became what is now the earth.

Their sister Bitoon, on discovering the absence of her brothers, went out to look for them. But
upon meeting the enraged god Languit, Bitoon was also struck by another bolt of lightning which
broke her body into many pieces.

Then Languit descended from the sky and called Tubigan and accused him of helping their
grandsons in their attack on his kingdom. But Tubigan defended himself saying he had no
knowledge about the attack for he was asleep far down into the sea. Tubigan succeeded in
pacifying Languit and the two regretted and wept over the loss of their grandchildren. Since they
could not revive them, they gave each body a light.