*Note: Some parts are copied from other chapters as they may be just one, and not two separate deities. They are included here to make this section complete. Reference numbers are updated to fit this section.
LAON (aka Lalaon²)
The Creator and the chief goddess living in Mount Kanlaon (an active stratovolcano, the highest mountain of Negros Island). They pray to her for good harvest or when pestilence occurs, like a plague of locusts.¹ She is also present in Capiznon and Aklanon mythology.³
BULALAKAW (aka Bululakaw)
A malevolent, illness-causing³ deity in the form of a peacock-like bird with a flaming tail.⁴ who live in mount Madja-as, like Sidapa.¹ They are also present in Ilonggo and Aklanon myths.
TUNGKUNG LANGIT
He is the god of the sky who brings famine, drought, storms, and floods.³
LULID-BATANG
The god of the earth who is responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.³
LAUNSINA
She is the goddess of the sun, moon, stars and seas. Launsina is most beloved by the natives because she is the one they come to when they seek forgiveness.³
BURIGADANG PADA SINAKLANG BULAWAN
She is the goddess of greed. People pray to her when they want to get rich.³
SARAGNAYAN
He is the god of darkness who has the power to convert brightness to darkness, hence his title.³
LUBAY-LUBYUK HANGINUN SI MAHUYUK-HUYUKUN
She is the goddess of the evening breeze who cools people, especially during the summer.³
SUKLANG MALALAYON
They are the guardian of happy homes³
MAKLILUM-SA-TWAN
He is the god of the pains and valleys.³
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THE MEDIATORS OF THE GODS
(These gods are also present in Aklanon mythology)
BANGUTBANWA
They ensure that there are good harvests and an orderly universe.³
MANGINDALON
They are the sick people's mediator who also punishes enemies.³
SOLIRAN & SOLIAN
The two are performers of marriage ceremonies.³
MANUNUBO
The good spirit of the sea who also appear in Ilonggo mythology.³
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SPIRITS
AGURANG & ASUWANG
Agurang is the good spirit, while Asuwang is the malevolent spirit. Sources only say that the two of them fought.⁵
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References:
1. Loarca, Miguel de. (1582) 1903. Relation of the Filipinas Islands. In Blair and Robertson, The Philippine Islands 5.
2. Mojares, R. B. (1974). Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society Vol. 2, No. 3: The Myth of the Sleeping Hero: Three Philippine Cases. University of San Carlos Publications.
3. Cruz-Lucero, R., Pototanon, R. M. (2018). Capiznon. With contributions by E. Arsenio Manuel. In Our Islands, Our People: The Histories and Cultures of the Filipino Nation, edited by Cruz-Lucero, R.
4. de Castro, Lourdes. 1986. "Western Visayan Verbal Lore." Danyag 2 (Dec): 1–14.
5. Clavel, L. S. (1972). The Oral Literature of Capiz. University of the Philippines Diliman.
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