Mitolohiya: Filipino Deities and Where to Find Them

◈ Bicolano Deities

LANGUIT (aka Languiton)
One of the two oldest Bicolano deities, Languiton is the primal Bicolano god, representing the sky. His reign extends to all the flying creatures in the skies. He had a son, Paros, the wind, who married Tubigan's daughter.

TUBIGAN
He is the other oldest Bicolano deity. Tubigan is the god of water and the celestial ocean, ruling over all the swimming beast. He had a daughter named Dagat, the sea, who married Paros, the wind, of whom she had four children: Daga, Aldao, Bulan, and Bitoon.

DAGAT
She is divine embodiment of the seas and ocean, the daughter of Tubigan who took Paros, the wind, to be her husband and equal, and the two ruled over the skies and the seas.

Love is one thing stronger than the gods for it killed her and Paros. According to other stories, the have found contentment and had simply slept. When she died/slept from the waters the god Magindang was born.

PAROS
He is the divine embodiment of the winds, ever changing, arrogant and polygamous until he was bested by Dagat. He fell in love with her and changed his old ways. They then ruled over all the skies and seas, and had four powerful children, Daga, Aldao, Bulan and Bitoon.

When he died, his energy gave birth to the Taong Lipod, or the wind people, and the trinity of the most powerful gods of Bicol (Cagurangan, Gugurang, Asuang). His energy had also made lesser gods such as Onos and Batala to come into existence.

DAGA
He is the eldest of Dagat and Paros' children. Enormous as he is strong, his body is made of rocks. He became more arrogant that he had inherited most of his father's powers of the wind in addition to his strength.

Hungry for more power, he persuaded his bothers to attack Languit to take over the sky as well, but failed. He was struck down and his body, without light, became the earth.

BITOON (aka Bituoon)
Lovely and bright, the goddess is the only daughter of Paros and Dagat. She was of silver, and when she was accidentally killed by Languiton due to her brothers' rebellion, she became the stars.

ALDAO (aka Adlao)
Known as the golden man, he was noticeably happy and optimistic, an actual ray of sunshine. He was reluctant of his brother's plans, but loved Daga too much to go against him. After the upheaval failed though, he was struck down like the others. Through Languit's light, he became the sun.

ORATIHON
Oratihon is the son of Aldao, and is considered as the demigod of the sun, fire, and warmth, and is depicted to be a handsome young man with golden brown skin, and rides a golden boat.

He is known to be the cause of a great fire in Ibalong, and his tears turned into Hotsprings.

BULAN
He is the fairest son of Dagat and Paros, known for being docile. During the rebellion, he was depicted as a young boy, youthful enough to look barely in his teens, with uncommon comeliness that made savage beast and the vicious mermaids (Magindara) tame. Bulan obeyed his brothers will, and to his demise, he became the moon. He was resurrected back to life by the powerful Gugurang who had placed him in Kamurayan (heaven).