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Overview
The enormous bird Pah lives on Mount Bita in Cole’s Mythology of Mindanao. Its flight covers the sun and darkens the country, and its egg is compared in size with a house. People survive its attacks by hiding in mountain caves.
Sulayman encounters sudden darkness and sees the bird descending. He cuts off its wing, killing it, but the falling wing crushes him. His brother Indarapatra later lifts that wing and discovers Sulayman’s bones and sword. Water sent from heaven restores Sulayman to life. Pah’s size thus drives both its threatening presence and the unintended consequence of its defeat.
Origins & earliest records
Philippines; Mindanao narrative in Cole’s Moro section
Records & interpretation
Directly read identified historical collection; narrative and collector classifications distinguished.
Selected bibliography
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Philippine Folk Tales
Moro: Mythology of Mindanao, printed pp.157–161
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Philippine Folk Tales
Mindanao narrative in Cole’s Moro section. Moro: Mythology of Mindanao, printed pp.157–161
Actual historical narrative read directly; no generic ethnic photograph substituted for creature illustration.
References
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- Historical collection / primary recorded narrativePhilippine Folk Tales — Moro: Mythology of Mindanao, printed pp.157–161Research access: 2026-10-05
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