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'''Tala''' is the name of the [[goddess]] of the morning and evening star in [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]] mythology. Her origins are varied depending on region. |
'''Tala''' is the name of the [[goddess]] of the morning and evening star in [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]] mythology. Her origins are varied depending on region. |
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In one story,<ref>Hill, Percy. A. (1934). ''Philippine Short Stories'', p65. Stories reproduced in ISBN |
In one story,<ref>Hill, Percy. A. (1934). ''Philippine Short Stories'', p65. Stories reproduced in {{ISBN|971-542-083-4}}.</ref> [[sun god]] Arao and the [[Lunar deity|moon goddess]] Buan both had large families of stars, but Buan believed her stars could not survive the heat of Arao. They both agreed to destroy their stars. While Arao devoured his, Buan hid hers in the clouds, where they would occasionally emerge. Upon seeing this, Arao was filled with rage and is eternally in pursuit of Buan, trying to destroy her. [[Eclipse]]s are explained by Arao getting close enough to bite her. At dawn, Buan hides the stars and brings them forth only when her eldest daughter, Tala (the [[Venus|evening and morning star]]) says the sun is too far away to pursue them. |
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Derived from this myth are the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] words ''tala'', which means "bright star", ''[[wiktionary:araw|araw]]'' (sun) and ''[[wiktionary:buwan|buwan]]'' (moon). |
Derived from this myth are the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] words ''tala'', which means "bright star", ''[[wiktionary:araw|araw]]'' (sun) and ''[[wiktionary:buwan|buwan]]'' (moon). |
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Tala is the name of the goddess of the morning and evening star in Tagalog mythology. Her origins are varied depending on region.
In one story,[1] sun god Arao and the moon goddess Buan both had large families of stars, but Buan believed her stars could not survive the heat of Arao. They both agreed to destroy their stars. While Arao devoured his, Buan hid hers in the clouds, where they would occasionally emerge. Upon seeing this, Arao was filled with rage and is eternally in pursuit of Buan, trying to destroy her. Eclipses are explained by Arao getting close enough to bite her. At dawn, Buan hides the stars and brings them forth only when her eldest daughter, Tala (the evening and morning star) says the sun is too far away to pursue them.
Derived from this myth are the Tagalog words tala, which means "bright star", araw (sun) and buwan (moon).
This story has very close parallels to stories among non-Filipino cultures such as the Bihar, Semang, Savara and the Bhuiya tribes.[2]
In another myth, Tala is one of the three daughters of Bathala to a mortal woman. Her sisters include Mayari, the goddess of the moon and Hanan, the goddess of morning.
References
- ^ Hill, Percy. A. (1934). Philippine Short Stories, p65. Stories reproduced in ISBN 971-542-083-4.
- ^ Rahamann, R. (1955). Quarrels and Enmity between the Sun and the Moon: A Contribution to the Mythologies of the Philippines, India, and the Malay Peninsula. Folklore Studies, 14, 202-214.
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