Tungkung Langit And Alunsina Flashcards
Who are the main characters in Tungkung Langit and Alunsina?
- Tungkung Langit
- Alunsina
What was the world like before Tungkung Langit fixed and arranged it?
Shapeless
Who discovered the story of Tungkung Langit and Alunsina in ______?
F. Landa Jocano,1955,Panay Island
What did the first Spanish Conquistador,Miguel de Loarca write?
Relacion De Las Yslas Filipinas
Who chronicled the well-known Visayan Creation?
John Maurice Miller
He is the popular deity or ‘creator’ of the Suludnon,the people of Panay Island.
Tungkung Langit
A prominent goddess in the
Suludnon people’s Pantheon of Gods.
Alunsina
Who is “The Pillar of Heaven”?
Tungkung Langit
A.K.A “Laon-Sina” is considered to be the ‘virgin goddess ’of the eastern skies and the wife of Tungkung Langit.
Alunsina
Describe Alunsina.
Selfish,jealous,and lazy.
Describe Tungkung Langit.
Hardworking and loving.
What does Alunsina always do at HOME?
She only sat at the window,all day doing nothing.
What did Tungkung Langit do in managing the world?
He arranged the heavenly bodies regularly to create order.
What did Alunsina send to spy on Tungkung Langit?
The breeze
When Alunsina leaves her home,what does she regularly do?
She sits down by a pool near the door and comb her long jet-black hair all day long.
When Tungkung Langit found out about Alunsina spying on him,what was his reaction?
He was angry.
Why was Tungkung Langit angry at Alunsina?
Because it was ungodly of her to jealous when there were no other gods except for the two of them.
After their argument and due to Tungkung Langit’s anger,what did he do?
He drove Alunsina away.
Several days later,what did Tungkung Langit feel after he drove his wife away?
Loneliness
What did Tungkung Langit first make to ease his pain about losing Alunsina?
Earth and sea
Why did Tungkung Langit plant the flowers and trees?
Because he was irritated at the sight of the barren land and sea so he went down to plant some flowers and trees.
What did Tungkung Langit scatter across the sky?
The treasured jewels of Alunsina.
What were the stars made of?
Alunsina’s necklace
What was the moon made of?
Alunsina’s comb
