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Philippine Gods

and Godesses
•Read the selection
“The Origin of this
World”
• The story is about the creation of the world based on the
oral tradition of the Maranaos.
• Everything has its own place in heaven or on earth.
• The number seven is a significant detail in the narrative.
• The heaven in the selection accommodates saints and
sinners
• There is reward for good people in heaven.
LEGEND MYTH
LEGEND
1. HISTORICAL YET UNVERIFIABLE
2. CHARACTERS ARE DOING SOMETHING EXTREMELY WELL
3. DEAL WITH THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AND NATURAL
EVENTS.

MYTH
1. TRADITIONAL STORY OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
2. IMAGINATIVE FICTION OF THE MINDS OF THE NATIVES
3. HAVE GODS OR GODESSES AND SUPERNATURAL POWERS.

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