The Ibalong portrays deeds in heroic proportions, centering on warrior-heroes named, among others, Baltog, Handyong, and Bantong. The epic is said to have been narrated in verse form by a native poet called Kadunung. The Ibálong, is a 60-stanza fragment of a folk epic from the Bicol region of the Philippines, based on the Indian Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharta. The 60 Stanzas of the Ibálong Epic (Spanish and English)Ĭharacters and Settings from the Ibálong Epic Written by Rody Vera and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio. IMAGE CREDIT: Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Ibalong”. Two of them were beings from the Ibálong Epic, so I thought it would be a perfect time to examine what the epic is, who it introduced to Philippine Mythology, and what it means for the people of Bicol. Last week we featured articles for seven creatures in Philippine Mythology. (function($) (jQuery)) var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true)
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