Tala (goddess)

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Tala
Goddess of stars
SymbolStar, Orb
GenderFemale
RegionSouthern Tagalog
Personal information
ParentsBathala
SiblingsMayari, Hanan

Tala,

Savara and Bhuiya, as well as the Indianized Semang (Malay tribe).[3]

The most popular myth of Tala is that she is one of the three daughters of

santelmos
.

In another, more modern story,

sun god Arao (probably Apolaki) and the moon goddess Buan (probably Mayari) both had large families of stars, but Buan believed her stars could not survive the heat of Arao. They both agreed to destroy their stars. While Arao devoured his, Buan hid hers in the clouds, where they would occasionally emerge. Upon seeing this, Arao was filled with rage and is eternally in pursuit of Buan, trying to destroy her. Eclipses are explained by Arao getting close enough to bite her. At dawn, Buan hides the stars and brings them forth only when her eldest daughter, Tala (the evening and morning star
) says the sun is too far away to pursue them.

Derived from this myth are the Tagalog words tala, which means "bright star", araw (sun) and buwan (moon).

In Kapampangan mythology, a deity named Tálâ is also present. For the Kapampangans, Tálâ is the bright star and the one who introduced wet-rice culture in Pampanga.

Felipe Pardo (Archbishop of Manila 1686-1688), in his letter, mentioned an anito, which the Tagalogs from Laguna still remembered, named Bulactala. The meaning of the name is "Flower of Tala" which suggest that this anito is not a personification of Tala i.e. the planet Venus.[5]

References

  1. ^ H. Otley Beyer, "Outline Review of Philippine Archaeology by Islands and Provinces," Philippine Journal of Science, Vol.77,Nos.34 (July–August 1947),pp. 205-374
  2. ^ "Agusan Gold Vajralasya". Philippine Heritage Collection. Field Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  3. ^ Rahamann, R. (1955). "Quarrels and Enmity between the Sun and the Moon: A Contribution to the Mythologies of the Philippines, India, and the Malay Peninsula." Folklore Studies, 14, 202–214.
  4. ISBN 971-542-083-4
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  5. ^ POTET, Jean-Paul G. (2018). Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs. Lulu.com, 2018. ISBN 0244348731, 9780244348731. Page 166.


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