Gugurang
Bicolano · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Supreme creator-deity of the pre-Hispanic Bicolano pantheon; the benevolent god who dwells in Mount Mayon and keeps the sacred fire of creation, sending eruptions to punish wrongdoing. Brother and one-time equal of Asuang, the deity of evil; when Asuang tried to steal his fire, Gugurang sealed him beneath Mount Malinao. The Gugurang-Asuang opposition is the central dualism of Bicolano cosmology.
Domains
- supreme creator
- sacred fire
- volcano and judgment
Powers
- Keeps the sacred fire of creation within Mount Mayon
- Sends eruptions of Mayon to punish wrongdoing
Epithets
- Gugurang supreme benevolent god of MayonRealubit, Maria Lilia F. (1983). Bikols of the Philippines. (secondary)
Relations
- sibling: AsuangIbalong cosmological framework — Gugurang and Asuang as brother-deities and one-time equals (primary)
Sources
- existence: Ibalong epic (Bicolano oral epic); Bicolano cosmological tradition; Felix B. Regalado ethnographic compilation (primary)