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Bangun Bangun (Suludnon mythology): the deity of universal time who regulates cosmic movements[2]
Patag'aes (Suludnon mythology): awaits until midnight then enters the house to have a conversation with the living infant; if he discovers someone is eavesdropping, he will choke the child to death; their conversation creates the fate of the child, on how long the child wants to live and how the child will eventually die, where the child will always get to choose the answers; once done, Patag'aes takes out his measuring stick, computes the child's life span, and then departs, sealing the child's fate[3]
D’wata, a general name (T'boli mythology): the general term for the gods;[4] guard lives and determine fate and destiny[5]
Muhen (T'boli mythology): a bird god of fate whose song when heard is thought to presage misfortune; any undertaking is immediately abandoned or postponed when one hears the Muhen sing[6]
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^Manzano, L. C. The T’boli. National Commission for Culture and the Arts.