Bagbagak
Tinguian · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
Tinguian (Itneg) star-deity, the great or giant star of the sky-world named in Fay-Cooper Coles Gaygayoma cycle as the father of the star-maiden Gagayoma by Sinag the moon. English The Great Star leads; native Bagbagak in transliterations. Authored to give Gagayoma her named paternal parent.
Domains
- star deity
Relations
- father of: GagayomaBagbagak, the great star, is the father of the star-goddess Gagayoma; her record carries his name as the giant star who fathered her.Fay-Cooper Cole, Traditions of the Tinguian (1915), The Story of Gaygayoma (primary)
- spouse: SinagBagbagak the great star and Sinag the moon are named together as the parents of Gagayoma in the Cole text.Fay-Cooper Cole, Traditions of the Tinguian (1915), The Story of Gaygayoma (primary)