there are two prominent gods in the Visayan territory of pre-colonial Philippines one is a male figure strong and roaring the other is female both destructive and nurturing
the first is feared by the tattooed raiders and the other loved by the tribes in the mountains
The god Macaptan.
"They believe that the world has no end. They say that Macaptan dwells highest in the sky. They consider him a bad god, because he sends disease and death among them, saying that because he has not eaten anything of this world, or drunk any pitarrillas, he does not love them, and so kills them."
The god Lalahon.
"It is said that the divinity Lalahon dwells in a volcano in Negros island, whence she hurls fire. The volcano is about five leagues from the town of Arevalo. They invoke Lalahon for their harvest; when she does not choose to grant them good harvests she sends the locusts to destroy and consume the crops. This Lalahon is a woman."
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