GAWIGAWEN
Gawigawen of Tinguian myth is a six-headed giant who rules an enchanted land called Adasen. He owns orange trees, the fruit of which are too dangerous to take because the branches of the tree are as sharp as knives. Gawigawen’s head-axe is the size of half the sky. The gate and walls of his village are decorated with the heads of slain enemies while the hair of defeated warriors adorn the roof of his house. Gawigawen was defeated and beheaded by a boy, the son of a warrior he beheaded and skinned for taking two of his oranges.
In another story, Gawigawen is a handsome chieftain who possesses magic and has eighteen concubines comprised of young women.
GIAMBOLAN
Giambolan was a ten-headed giant in Tinguian myth. He had a huge shield and was armed with a head-axe and a spear. A giant boar’s tusk adorned his armlet. The giant was speared through and through then beheaded by a head-hunting warrior who possessed supernatural abilities.
Reference:
Cole, Fay-Cooper. Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folklore. Field Museum of Natural History, 1915
Gawigawen of Tinguian myth is a six-headed giant who rules an enchanted land called Adasen. He owns orange trees, the fruit of which are too dangerous to take because the branches of the tree are as sharp as knives. Gawigawen’s head-axe is the size of half the sky. The gate and walls of his village are decorated with the heads of slain enemies while the hair of defeated warriors adorn the roof of his house. Gawigawen was defeated and beheaded by a boy, the son of a warrior he beheaded and skinned for taking two of his oranges.
In another story, Gawigawen is a handsome chieftain who possesses magic and has eighteen concubines comprised of young women.
GIAMBOLAN
Giambolan was a ten-headed giant in Tinguian myth. He had a huge shield and was armed with a head-axe and a spear. A giant boar’s tusk adorned his armlet. The giant was speared through and through then beheaded by a head-hunting warrior who possessed supernatural abilities.
Reference:
Cole, Fay-Cooper. Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folklore. Field Museum of Natural History, 1915