Tuwaang
Manobo · demigod · Manobo traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Tuwaang is the culture-hero of the Manuvu ethnoepic bearing his name, sung among the upper Pulangi Manobo and documented by E. Arsenio Manuel. A youth of the settlement of Kuaman endowed with superhuman powers, he journeys on the wind, contends with rival heroes and sky-beings, and figures in narratives such as 'The Maiden of the Buhong Sky' and 'Tuwaang Attends a Wedding.' He mediates between the ordinary world and the realm of the diwata, embodying the Manuvu ideal of the valiant bagani.
Domains
- heroism
- sky world
Powers
- commands wind and lightning
Sources
- Tuwaang is the superhuman hero of the Manuvu ethnoepic cycle recorded by E. Arsenio Manuel.: E. Arsenio Manuel, Tuwaang Attends a Wedding (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1975). (primary); E. Arsenio Manuel, 'A Survey of Philippine Folk Epics,' Asian Folklore Studies 22 (1963): 1-76. (secondary)