Philippine folk literature : the myths /
compiled and edited by Damiana L. Eugenio
- Second Edition
- Diliman Quezon City, Philippines : University of the Philippines Press, c2018
- liii, 516 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-464) and index.
I. The Gods: Their Activities and Relationships -- II. Cosmogony and Cosmology -- III. Topographical Features of the Earth -- IV. World Calamities: The Great Flood/Deluge -- V. Establishment of Natural Order -- VI. Creation and ordering of life -- VII. Creation/ Origin of Animals -- VIII. Origin of trees and Plants.
Myths form an important genre of folk literature. Together with legends and folktales, they constitute the large group of folk narratives in prose.