THE GREAT FLOOD

THE TINGGIANS
The AUTHOR

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 F.LANDA JOCANO
(Felipe Landa Jocano)
February 5, 1930- October 7, 2013
❖He was a Filipino anthropologist, educator,
and author known for his significant body of
work within the field of Philippine
Anthropology.
❖He is known for documenting and translating
the Hinilawod, a Western Visayan folk epic.

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❖He was dubbed as "the country’s first
and foremost cultural anthropologist“
❖Jocano served as Professor
Emeritus at the Asian Center of the
University of the Philippines and
Executive Director of PUNLAD
Research House, Inc. and a
professor in University of the
Philippines.
❖He has authored numerous books on
various aspects of Filipino Society
and Culture.
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THE GREAT FLOOD
The story is about the
tragic incident that began
with the abduction of the
youngest and most
beautiful guard of Tau-
mari-u, by Aponi-tolau.

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 CHARACTERS
❑ Humitau - a sea-maiden guard of Tau-
mari-u and the youngest and most
beautiful among the nine sea maidens
❑ Nine beautiful sea maidens daughters of
the seaweeds.
❑ Tau-mari-u – the lord of the sea
❑ Aponi-tolau – the god-hero of tinggians.
❑ Lang-an of Kadalayapan – the
mother of Aponi-tolau and the
mistress of the wind and rain.
❑ Gods and Demigods of the seas
and oceans
SUMMARY/PLOT

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 EXPOSITION

• One day, Aponi-tolau went to the lowlands and wandered

aimlessly through the plains until he reached the seashore.
The young man was fascinated by the sea and made a rattan
raft and rowed seaward. On and on he rowed until to the edge
of the world. Aponi-tolau saw a towering rock, home of Tau-
mari-u, the lord of the sea. Aponi-tolau was attracted by the
nine beautiful guards as they played around the palace gates.

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 COMPLICATION
• The Tinggian warrior went nearer the the palace gates to inquired
what place it was and the maiden guards laughed at him and
lured him further inside the palace walls. This made Aponi-tolau
very angry. Taking his magic hook, he lashed at the unsuspecting
maidens. He hit the youngest and most beautiful among them,
Humitau. Humitau gave a loud and piercing scream and struggled
desperately to free herself from Aponi-tolau’s grip.

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A wild uproar followed as the guards screamed and fled
the gates. Aponi-tolau took Humitau’s unconscious
body and rowed shoreward. In his rage, Tau-mari-u
summoned the waves and tunas of the seas and
ordered them to bring back the intruder. Aponi-tolau
cried out to his mother, Lang-an for help. The great
goddess immediately sent down strong winds and help
Apomi-tolau to reach the shore unharmed.

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 CLIMAX
• Tau-mari-u immediately called a meeting of the gods and demi-
gods of the seas and oceans. From the sky, Lang-an knew the
plan. She instructed the mountain lord to go to the highest peak of
Cordillera mountains for safety. Apomi-tolau took the members of
his household to the mountain top and waited. Apomi-tolau saw
the mighty waves sweeping across the plains, filling the valleys,
and destroying the crops and working animals of the inhabitants

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 DENOUEMENT
• The water went higher until it covered the mountain top
but for the few square meters where Apomi-tolau and
his household took shelter. The frightened Humitau
gace a desperate cry. She knew that she could no
longer swim or live in the water after having tasted the
mountain food which her husband gave her.

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 RESOLUTION
• Despite his anger, Tau-mari-u took
pity upon his favourite Humitau and
called back the water and the waves.
But he promised of sinking men’s boat
and drowning passengers until Apomi-
tolau and his wife went down to the
lowlands and from them came the
people of the world.
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SETTING

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LOWLANDS

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SEASHORE

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OCEAN

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 TOWERING ROCK,
HOME OF TAU-MARI-U

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CORDILLERA MOUNTAINS

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 CONFLICT
The maiden guards laughed at
Aponi-tolau and lured him further
inside. It made Aponi-tolau angry
and taking his magic hook he lashed
and hit the youngest and most
beautiful among them, Humitau.

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POINT OF VIEW

❖ THIRD-PERSON
OMNISCIENT

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 THEME
People always makes mistakes and shortcomings
in dealing with different things. It can be caused by
the feelings, bad decisions, weaknesses, bad
actions and limitation in oneself. But, learning to
forgive is a essential aspect in living on our
imperfect world. Thus, people who make mistakes
should always be forgiven.

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 REFLECTION
❑A parent will always be there
for their child even in hardest
times.
❑It is important to control our
anger and do not let our
feelings affect our decisions.
❑Learn to forgive mistakes of
others
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SOURCES :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Landa_Jocano

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THANK YOU!

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