Epics in

Philippine
s

To be reported by :
Angel Anne M. Evangelista
Kenneth M. Matias
Melvin B. Raon
Xyza Alexa E. Santos
Charlene L. Siapo

What is
EPIC ???

 Anepic poem,epic(fromLatinepicus, from the

Ancient Greekadjective,epikos,
from,epos,"word, story, poem"),epos(from
Latinepos, from Greek,epos), orepopee(from
Frenchpope, fromneo-Latinepopoeia) is a lengthy
narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject
containing details of heroic deeds and events significant
to a culture or nation.
Another type of epic poetry isepyllion(plural: epyllia),
which is a brief narrative poem with aromanticor
mythologicaltheme. The term, which means "littleepic
", came into use in the nineteenth century.

Hudhud ni Aliguyon
Characters

Theme
Similarities

Aliguyon :
Greatest warrior
of Hannanga
Amtalao : King of
Hannanga
Dumulao : Mother
of Aliguyon
Pangaiwan :
Father of
Pumbakhayon
Pumbakhayon:
Greatest warrior
of Daligdigan
Bugan : married
by Aliguyon

love
your
enemy.

-They are
both fictional.
-They are
both about
braveness
and skills.
-They are
both strong
and
courageous

Difference
s
-Tuwaang fought
for love while
fought for
greatness and
power.
-Tuwaang and
the groom ended
with a winner
while in ,no one
won
-had the same
skills and power
while Tuwaang
and the groom
doesn't.

Ibalon
Characters

Theme

Differences
Similarities

Baltog- was the

first cultivate
the fields in the
land of Ibalon.
Handiong- the
man that fought
the monsters in
Ibalon.
Bantong the
third hero of
Ibalon who
fought the giant

fight for
your
freedom.

Same as
Ibalon, they
show
bravery.

In the story of
hinilawod, the
main
character
fought for his
future wife.
While in the
story of Ibalon
he fought for
the peace of
his place.

Bidasari
Characters

Theme

Differences
Similarities

Bidasari, her
life is bonded
to the fish.
Prince, husband
of bidasari.
Permaisuri,step
mom of the
prince and try
to kill bidasari.
Merchant,the
man who adopt
bidasari.

sometimes
there are
things that
we won't be
able to accept
immediately
but there are
always
reasons why
things

When Lam-ang
The same
was born he
with the Biag suddenly speak
and search for
ni Lam-ang
his father and
there life is
in the Bidasari
bonded to the when the
animals.
merchant saw
They are
her,she has a
extraordinary bowl cointaing
human being. of water with
goldfish beside

Hari sa Bukid
Characters
Hari sa bukid
ruler of high
mountains in
southern
Luzon

Theme

Follow the
given
instructio
n

Similarities

-they both
have
kingdom to
rule.

Differences
-indarapatra and
sulayman has
monsters in the
story -hari sa
bukid is more in
nature and
planting
-indarapatra and
sulayman is
more in showing
bravery -hari sa
bukid is more on