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Overview
Cole’s Mythology of Mindanao describes a dreadful bird with seven heads inhabiting Mount Gurayn. Its heads give it the power to look in all directions simultaneously. It is the fourth of the monsters that ravage the land, separately listed from the sun-obscuring Pah.
After restoring Sulayman, Indarapatra continues to Gurayn and kills this bird. With all four monsters destroyed, he searches for people who have survived in hiding. This particular printed account leaves the bird unnamed; the entry therefore uses a descriptive title rather than importing a name or additional anatomy from another version.
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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