worshippers. Creation Story – Story of Bathala (Tagalog) The story of Bathala explains how he became the ruler of the universe, the etiological explanation of the coconut tree, and how everything on earth came to be The Creation – Lumawig (Igorot) Lumawig, a great spirit god created people in different areas. This gives an explanation on why people speak differently than others. The Flood Story (Igorot) Lumawig's two sons decided to flood the earth to bring up mountains so that they can catch pig and deer. However, in the acts of doing this, they drowned all the people on earth except for two people; they were brother and sister. Lumawig helped the two survive the flood and after the flood subsided, the brother and sister got married and repopulated the earth. Etiological explanation for mountains Visayas Pre-colonial Visayas were influenced by Hindu-Buddhist and Animism. The Spaniards even described some of the indigenous people who lived there as Pintados, which means that they had tattoos/paintings on them. The Sun and the Moon The sun and moon created the stars. This provides an etiological explanation for the stars. The sun burned the stars and this made the moon upset. They begin to fight, but the moon ran away. This provides an etiological explanation why the sun and moon seem to be "chasing" each other. Mindanao Pre-colonial Mindanao (around 900AD) were influenced by Hindu-Buddhist, Indonesian, and Malaysian beliefs and culture. Then around the 14th century, Islam in most northern islands of Mindanao were well established. The Children of the Limokon (Mandaya) The limokon bird laid eggs along a river that created man and woman. However, they were born on separate sides of the river. One day the man came across the woman and they got married and had children. This gives an explanation on how the Mandaya people were created. The Sun and the Moon (Mandaya) The sun and moon were married, but one day, the sun got angry at the moon and started to chase her. This gives an etiological explanation why the sun and moon "chase" each other. The first child of the sun and moon was chopped up by the sun because he was angry at him. The sun then scattered him across the sky. This is the etiological explanation why there are stars. Another son of the sun and moon was a gigantic crab that created lightning when he