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The importance to explore myths.

1. MYTHMYTH
Medellin National Science And Technology School
—GROUP 4—

2. Different cultures have myths to
explain the origins of the world.
Do you know ofDo you know of
any stories aboutany stories about
how the worldhow the world
was created?was created?

3. Define creation myth
Discuss the creation from an Igorot
and Tagalog Myth.
Today, we will:Today, we will:

4. Myth is...Myth is...
a genre of folklore consisting
primarily of narratives that play a
fundamental role in a society.
Myth is a story often describing the
adventures of superhuman beings
that attempts to describe the origin
of a people's customs or beliefs or to
explain mysterious events.

5. In the 21st century, myths continue to play a significant
role, albeit in different forms. They persist in popular
culture, literature, and even in the way we perceive
history and science. Myths are still used to convey
important moral lessons, cultural values, and collective
identities. Understanding myths allows us to explore the
deeper meanings behind cultural practices and societal
norms, helping us to appreciate the complexity of human
thought and creativity.

6. The Philippines, with its rich cultural heritage,
has a vast collection of myths that have been
passed down through generations. These
myths are deeply rooted in the indigenous
beliefs of the Filipino people, reflecting their
connection to nature, the divine, and the
supernatural.
Myths of theMyths of the
Philippines……Philippines……

7. There are Philippine versions of the creation
myth. The Igorot's story tells that Lumawig the
Great Spirit created people. On the other
hand, the Tagalog story tells that the first man
and woman came from a bamboo.
Myths of theMyths of the
Philippines……Philippines……

8. The CreationThe Creation
In the beginning,
there were no people on the earth. Lumawig, the Great
Spirit, came down from the sky and cut many reeds. He
divided the reeds into pairs which he placed in different
parts of the world, and then he said to them, "You must
speak." Immediately the reeds became people, and in
each place was a man and a woman who could talk.
However, the language of each couple differed from that
of the others.
AN IGOROT MYTH

9. The CreationThe Creation
Then Lumawig commanded each man and
woman to marry, which they did. By and by there
were many children, all speaking the same
language as their parents. The children married
and had many children of their own. In this way,
there came to be many people on the earth.
AN IGOROT MYTH

10. The CreationThe Creation
Now Lumawig saw that there were several things which the people on
the earth needed to use, so he set to work to supply them. He created
salt and told the inhabitants of one place to boil it down and sell it to
their neighbors. However, the people could not understand the
directions. The next time he visited them, they had not touched the salt.
So, he fook the salt away from them and gave it to the people of a place
called Mayinit.
The people of Mayinit did as Lumawig directed. Because of their
obedience, he told them that they should always be owners of the salt
and that the other peoples must buy of them.
AN IGOROT MYTH

11. Then Lumawig went to the people of Bontoc and told them to get clay and
make pots. They got the clay, but they did not understand the molding, the
jars were not well shaped. Because of their failure, Lumawig told them that
they would always have to buy their jars, and he removed the pottery to
Samoki.
Lumawig told the people of Samoki what to do, and they did just as he said.
Their jars were well shaped and beautiful. Then Lumawig saw that they were fit
owners of the pottery, and he told them that they should always make many
jars to sell:
In this way, Lumawig taught the people and brought to them all the things
which they now L have.

12. The CreationThe Creation
Once upon a time,
when the world first began there was no land. There were only
the sea and the sky, and between them was a kite. One day
the bird which had nowhere to light grew tired of flying about,
so she stirred up the sea until it threw its waters against the
sky. The sky, in order to restrain the sea, showered upon it
many islands until it could no longer rise, but ran back and
forth. Then the sky ordered the kite to alight on one of the
islands to build its nest, and to leave the sea and the sky in
peace.
TAGALOG MYTH

13. The CreationThe Creation
Now at this time the land breeze and the sea breeze were
married, and they had a bamboo as their child. One day when the
bamboo was floating about on the water, it struck the feet of the
kite which was on the beach. The bird, angry that anything should
strike it, pecked at the bamboo. Out of one section came a man
and from the other a woman.
The earthquake called on all the birds and fish to see what should
be done with the man and the woman, and it was decided that
they should marry. Many children were born to the couple, and
from them came all the different races of people.
TAGALOG MYTH

14. The CreationThe Creation
After a while the parents grew very tired of having so many idle and
useless children around.
They wished to be rid of them, but they knew of no place to send them
to. Time went on, and the children became so numerous that the
parents enjoyed no peace. One day, in desperation, the father seized a
stick and began beating them on all sides.
The beating frightened the children so much that they fled in different
directions. Some seek hidden rooms in the house. Some concealed
themse/ves in the walls. Some ran outside, while others hid in the
fireplace. Several fled to the sea.
TAGALOG MYTH

15. The CreationThe Creation
Now it happened that those who went into the
hidden rooms of the house later became the
chiefs of the islands; and those who concealed
themselves in the walls became slaves. Those who
ran outside were free men; and those who hid in
the fireplace became negroes; while those who
fled to the sea were gone many years, and when
their children came back they were the white
people.
TAGALOG MYTH

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