THE DEITIES OF VISAYAN FOLKLORE
(a RETELLING of the Libulan / Sidapa mythology)
The CHARACTERS
· LIBULAN / BULAN – youngest of the seven children of Lidagat & Lihangin, an androgynous-looking young boy who also shines the brightest among the siblings
· SIDAPA – god of the afterlife, can change from male to form. (The female figure is the wife of the god of war)
· HALIYA – elder sister of Bulan who is the sworn enemy of the serpentine BAKUNAWA
· BAKUNAWA – a snake-like being who wants to devour Bulan, he is captivated by the boy's glow
· MAGUAYA – deity of the sea (can be a man or a woman), carries the souls of the dead to the underworld
· LUYONG BAYBAY – goddess of the tides, sings to the moons and was asked by Sidapa to sing to them with the other deities so that he could see a glimpse of Bulan as he dances around the moon
· TALA – one of the other seven siblings, she is seen with long hair with the constellation of stars in them
· LIDAGAT – personification/god of the seas
· LIHANGIN – personification/goddess of air
· BATHALA - the mightiest among the gods
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