Pre-Colonial

Philippine Literature
 PHILIPPINE
MYTHOLOGY
BATHALA – The Supreme god of the Tagalogs;
creator of man and earth and addressed sometimes
as Bathalang Maykapal
= Genderless deity that
is depicted as a bird in
the Philippine
mythology.

Amihan is the first

creature to inhabit the
universe, along with
the gods called
Bathala and Aman
Sinaya
AMAN SINAYA
She is the primordial goddess
of the ocean and protector of
fishermen.

She was one of the three

original deities along with
Bathala and Amihan.
AMANIKABLE
The ill-tempered god
of the sea.

He was never married

after his love was
spurned by a
beautiful mortal
maiden, Maganda.

In frustration, he swore
vengeance against
the humans by
sending turbulent
waves and horrible
tempests in order to
wreck boats and to
drown men.
IDIYANALE

The goddess of
labor and good
deeds.

Natives used to call

for her guidance in
order to make their
works successful.
 LAKAPATI
 Lakapati was the Goddess
of Fertility
 During sacrifices made in a
new field, the farmer would
hold up a child and say,
“Lakapati, pakanin mo
yaring alipin mo; huwag
mong gutumin [Lakapati,
feed this thy slave; let him
not hunger]”
DUMANGAN

The God
of good
harvest.
MAPULON = God of Seasons
DUMAKULEM
ANITUN TABU = Goddess of Wind and Rain
ANAGOLAY

The Philippine
goddess of lost
things.
APOLAKI

The god of the sun,

wisdom, and war.

It was said that when the

spanish colonizers arrived,
Apolaki descended from
his heavenly abode to
scold the Tagalogs for
welcoming such men.
DIYAN MASALANTA

Goddess
of Love,
Concepti
on, and
Child brth
 HANAN

The Philippine
goddess of dawn
(morning, sister to the
moon and the stars.
 TALA

Ancient Philippine
goddess, the
morning and the
evening star.
 MAYARI

The one-eyed
moon-goddess
of war,
revolution,
beauty and
strength.