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PRELIMS
LEARNING MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY # 1
A. Review and analyze the given definitions of mythology and folklore. Answer
the following questions comprehensively.
1. How does mythology relate to folklore?
Myth has at its core the origins of a people and is often sacred, folklore is a collection of fictional
tales about people or animals. Both myths and folklore were originally circulated orally.
2. Knowing such relationship between the two disciplines, what preparation would you
make in dealing with the course Mythology and Folklore?
I will going to read a lot about in mythology and folklore to be able to have a broader
knowledge about the subject and to easily cope up to the topic. And knowing the
importance of studying mythology and folklore can make me more interested in the
course.
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B. Design an IPO paradigm to illustrate the relationship among man, myth and
history as gleaned from the Filipino and other myths discussed.
Man Myth- Passingstoriesfrom
generationtogeneration
explainsaphenomenon,
tradition,place-name,or
geological formationbutitcan
alsoelevate apasteventto epic
and evensupernatural
significance and,most
importantly,provide arole model
for one'sindividual journey
throughlife.
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
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Katapatan Homes Subd. Brgy. Banay-banay, City of Cabuyao
ACTIVITY # 2
Directions: Considering the four functions of myths (metaphysical, cosmological,
sociological and pedagogical), complete the table below by examining at least 5 /
various local and regional myths and identifying their functions.
TITLE ORIGIN SYNOPSIS FUNCTION
The Children of the
Limokon
Mandaya
(Mindanao)
One limokon laid
two eggs, one at
the mouth of the
Mayo River and
one farther up its
course. After some
time, these eggs
hatched, and the
one at the mouth of
the river became a
man, while the
other became a
woman.
Cosmological
How the Moon and
the Stars Came to
Be
Bukidnon
(Mindanao)
One day in the
times when the sky
was close to the
ground a spinster
went out to pound
rice. Before she
began her work,
she took off the
beads from around
her neck and the
Cosmological
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comb from her hair,
and hung them on
the sky, which at
that time looked like
coral rock. Then
she began working,
and each time that
she raised her
pestle into the air it
struck the sky. For
some time, she
pounded the rice,
and then she raised
the pestle so high
that it struck the sky
very hard.
Immediately the sky
began to rise, and it
went up so far that
she lost her
ornaments. Never
did they come
down, for the comb
became the moon
and the beads are
the stars that are
scattered about.
The Tale of
Bakunawa
Cebu (Mindanao) During ancient
times, Pre-colonial
Cebuanos believe
that there are
seven moons
created by their
supreme god to
Cosmological
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light up the sky.
The Bakunawa,
amazed by their
beauty, would rise
from the ocean and
swallow the moons
whole, angering
Bathala and
causing them to be
mortal enemies.
Biag ni Lam-Ang Ilocos (Luzon) Lam-ang was born
in wartime. His tribe
was forced out of
their lands by their
enemies; the head-
hunting Igorots, and
his father Lokan
had to stay behind
so his then
pregnant mother
Namongan can
escape to safety
along with their
tribespeople. Fully-
grown, Lam-ang
managed to defeat
the leader,
Gumakas, all on his
own.
Sociological
Si Malakas at si
Maganda
Kagalugan (Luzon) One day God was
so sad, and alone.
He uses his power
to create the Earth.
Oceans,
Cosmological
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Mountains, Trees
and animals. One
day the king of
birds was strolling
around. He flew to
the forest; he saw a
bamboo bending
because of the
wind. He stopped
and rest. Then he
heard a voice
calling for a help
inside the bamboo.
He didn't but until
he pecked the
lizard and made the
bamboo open.
Malakas came out.
He told the king of
birds to help
Maganda to came
out. Malakas asked
the king of bird to
live with them but
he refuse because
he is a bird and he
belong to the blue
skies. Instead he let
the two to ride on
him and he bring
them to the land of
morning. Malakas
and Maganda lived
together - the
parents of Filipino
