Arts 5 - THE PHILIPPINE MYTHS ON PRINTS

Which is the best definition of a myth?

• an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

• a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson about life

• a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated

• a traditional story, concerning the early history or some natural phenomenon, involving supernatural beings or events

Name the Philippine mythological character:

regarded as the guardian spirit of a mountain in Laguna and believed to be responsible in protecting its resources

• Bathala

• Bernardo Carpio

• Dalagang Magayon

• Mariang Makiling

Name the Philippine mythological character:

legendary character known for his/her great strength; was trapped in between two great rocks in Montalban and his/her attempt to break free is believed to always caused earthquakes

• Bathala

• Bernardo Carpio

• Dalagang Magayon

• Mariang Makiling

Name the Philippine mythological character:

the main character in a story about a perfect cone-shape volcano in Albay

• Bathala

• Bernardo Carpio

• Dalagang Magayon

• Mariang Makiling

Name the Philippine mythological character:

tree-dwelling giants, often believed to be hiding in mango and balete trees, where they smoke and laze about

• Dwende

• Kapre

• Sirena

• Tikbalang

Name the Philippine mythological character:

a being that was said to have long, stretched human limbs and the head of a horse

• Dwende

• Kapre

• Sirena

• Tikbalang

Name the Philippine mythological character:

a sea creature, half woman and half fish

• Dwende

• Kapre

• Sirena

• Tikbalang

Name the Philippine mythological character:

a dwarf creature who lives in the woods, in an anthill or old houses in a remote areas; is often told that they live in a paradise full of gold

• Dwende

• Kapre

• Sirena

• Tikbalang

Name the Philippine mythological character:

the God of the Tagalogs

• Apolaqui

• Bathala

• Gugurang

• Kabunian

Name the Philippine mythological character:

the God of the Igorots

• Apolaqui

• Bathala

• Gugurang

• Kabunian