This is the last chapter of the Hinilawod epic! Humadapnon quests for the hand of Nagmalingtong Yawa. He sails on a sea of blood, a river between two crashing islands, and visits an island of hot-hot-women who capture him. Nagmalitong Yawa rescues Humadapnon from capture, and the two have many more adventures!

While Humadapnon was adventuring in our last story, his brother Dumalapdap set out on his own quest. He set out to the Land of Dawn, where the goddess Lubay-Lubyok Hanginun si Mahuyokhuyokon lives. Her long name is roughly translated as “Graceful movement of the Arrogant Breeze”. She is the goddess of the night breeze, who resided in the east.

I re-wrote the story after reading the version in Outline of Philippine Mythology!

The Hinilawod epic continues with the Adventures of Humadapnon. He's questin' for some ladies like his brother. He's seduced by a sorceress named Pinganun, who gets him into witchcraft. But his love conquest leads him to Burigadang Pada Sinaklang Bulawan, the goddess of greed. She lives with her riches and her dwuendes, while men across the land come to try for her hand in marriage.

Hinilawod is an epic poem orally transmitted from early inhabitants of a place called Sulod in central Panay, Philippines.

Why Some Mangoes are Sour is the Filipino folktale and myth of Tita and Nita, and why mangos are either sweet or sour. Tita is a demanding girl, while her sister Nita is diplomatic and kind. This tale is from Pangasinan.

Read the Filipino folktale and myth, the Origin of Bananas.

The Legend of Mount Kanlaon is a fairy tale that has everything - a dragon, a hero, and animals! Read it here.