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The Nine Moon/Sun Eaters in the Philippine Mythology Bakunawa According to the Visayan mythology of the Philippines, the Bakunawa (also spelled Baconaua) is a huge sea serpent believed to cause the eclipse by swallowing either the sun or the moon. In some tales it is described as having a mouth as wide as a lake. In ancient times, when an eclipse occurred the natives would create noise by banging household items, drums or other things, or play soothing music, for they believed that such sounds spooked the Bakunawa into regurgitating the moon or sun it swallowed. To this day, superstitious folks continue to practice creating noise during an eclipse. --------------------------------------------------------------- Minokawa In Bagobo myth, the minokawa is responsible for the lunar eclipse. It was believed that this island-sized bird always tried to swallow the moon. To discourage it from consuming the moon completely, the people would make loud noise. Its abode is somewhere outside the eastern sky (probably space). This gargantuan bird has a beak and talons of steel, eyes like mirrors, and tough sharp feathers. -------------------------------------------------------------- Arimaonga The Maranao people used to blame the gigantic, four legged, and tiger-like arimaonga for eclipses. Whenever there was an eclipse, people thought the arimaonga was trying to eat the sun or the moon. The name arimaonga may have been derived from the Indonesian arimao meaning, “tiger”. ---------------------------------------------------------- Bawa (Western Visayas) A creature living in a sky cave. It flies out and swallows the moon when the food is scarce. Also known as Baua / Calulundan. ------------------------------------------------------ Tambanakawa The Mandaya and the Bukidnon people once believed that the lunar eclipse was caused by the tambanakawa or tambanokano, a gigantic crab in the sea, as it tried to devour the moon. Aside from lunar eclipse, it was also believed to create the sea’s tides and big waves by scuttling around. The Bukidnon people believe this huge crab from the mountains caused the great deluge by plugging the world’s navel in the sea. The Manobo people, on the other hand, believe the tambanakawa is a huge spider or scorpion that attacked the moon once in a while in an attempt to eat it. ------------------------------------------------------- Sawa In other Tagalog lore and in the myths of the Ati of Panay, Sawa is a giant serpent that swallows the sun and causes eclipses. ------------------------------------------------------- Kedu The natives of Maguindanao once believed that the eclipse was caused by the monstrous serpent kedu swallowing either the sun or the moon. The belief in the kedu is a Hindu influence which proliferated in some parts of Mindanao before the arrival of Islam. Kedu is derived from the Sanskrit Ketu. In Hindu myth, after the asura (demon) Svarbhanu’s head was cut off by Vishnu, his body joined with a snake and became Ketu. In Vedic astrology, when Ketu and Rahu, the bodiless head of Svarbhanu, align with the sun, moon, and Earth, eclipses occur. --------------------------------------------------------- Olimaw The Olimaw is the Ilocano Moon Eater. It is described as a: Winged Serpent, Phantom, Giant, Beast, Dragon. Its name is a cognate of Halimaw ('monster' in some Philippine languages) and Arimaonga (The Maranao Moon-eating lion) -------------------------------------------------------------- Laho -According to the myth of ancient Kapampangans, the laho or lawu (also spelled lahu) was a huge serpent that caused the eclipse by swallowing the sun or the moon. The ancient Kapampangan’s concept of the laho was derived from the Sanskrit Rahu after some Hindu-Buddhist beliefs were introduced and incorporated into the locality following the gradual settlement of Hindu-Buddhist-influenced immigrants in ancient times. In Vedic myth, Rahu is the severed head of the demon Svarbhanu, at