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In Burma, Mebuyan is the goddess of death and the underworld. It is thought that she creates life and death by shaking the tree of life, as if harvesting fruit from a tree.

— KRIS WALDHERR ⚜️ The Book of Goddesses, on Mebuyan/Maibuyan, (2006)

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mother of the dead.

(A Gloaming Diaries setting based on Philippine folklore.)

Adlao

Justice, Power, Knowledge

The Monarch of the Sun. The golden light from his eyes brings day to the mortal world, allowing people to work and toil. Crowned with the colors of dawn, he is strict in his judgment, rewarding those he finds virtuous and punishing those he deems wicked. Merchants and craftsmen earn their keep under his guiding light; ever-restless, he wanders the world in search of his next great task.

Bulan

Mercy, Balance, Secrecy

The Monarch of the Moon and Adlao’s twin. His silver-lined cloak brings night to the mortal world, allowing people to rest and recover. Clothed in a veil of dusk, he shelters saints and sinners alike, giving them respite. Thieves and bandits make a living under his shade; ever-passive, he remains silent no matter what they do.

Although they were once loving brothers toward each other, enmity eventually erupted between the two. Adlao criticized Bulan for his lenience, while Bulan retorted that Adlao possessed no mercy. The two became at odds, and war broke out.

Mebuyan

Adlao and Bulan’s conflict caused great heartache for their mother Mebuyan, Mother of the Dead. Her realm, Banwa Mebuyan, was once a happy place, where souls of fae and humans alike gathered at a common table with an overflowing feast. As her sons’ war dragged on, her heart grew warped and bitter; distraught over the brokenness of her family, she wished to spread this brokenness to the rest of the world. Banwa Mebuyan turned into the Vale of Nightmares, Mebuyan’s malice poisoning anyone coming into contact with it.

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Mebuyan, a goddess of the underworld.

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Banua Mebuyan | Kurt Rojas

Mebuyan is the underworld Goddess of Bagobo and Manobo mythology. Before she was named as Mebuyan, she was only known as Tube’ka Lumabet (sister of Lumabet). It is written that Mebuyan’s refusal to go with Lumabet up into the heaven started the mortality of man. Their quarrel didn’t stop until Mebuyan sat down on the big rice mortar and said to Lumabet, “Now I am going down below the earth, down to Gimokudan. Down There I shall begin to shake that lemon tree. Whenever I shake it, somebody up the earth will die. If the fruit shaken down is ripe then an old person will die on earth, but if a green fruit falls, the one to die will be young.” She poured the rice into the mortar as a sign that the people should die and go down to Gimokudan. As she descended down to the underworld she now became the chief of the town called Banua Mebuyan (Mebuyan’s Town), where she takes care of all the dead babies, and gives them milk from her breasts. Mebuyan is so ugly to look at, her whole body is covered with breasts which all nursing the children. They remain there with Mebuyan until they became strong and stop taking milk from her breasts. All the spirits move down to Mebuyan’s town and bathe them in the waves of a black river, this pamalugu (bathing) is for the purpose of making the spirits feel at home, so they will not turn away and go back to their own bodies and they could go on their way to a tiresome journey to their families in Gimokudan, where they can get rice and live well.

*Possible critical symbolism used: -The All-seeing eye of Mebuyan's omniscient as the Goddess of the underworld -Upside down triangles – Female, Mother, Underworld *Reference(s): Philippine Folk Tales - Mabel Cook Cole 1916 A Structural Study of Bagobo Myths and Rites - Pieter Jan Raats Follow Kurt Rojas Art on tumblr. Like Kurt Rojas Art on facebook.