45: MY EYES ARE UP HERE | Mebuyan, the Bagobo Goddess of Death & Chief of the Underworld

The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

45: MY EYES ARE UP HERE | Mebuyan, Bagobo Goddess of Death & Chief of the Underworld She’s more than just a pretty face… and a body covered in breasts. In this episode, we make our first foray into the deep and rich mythology of the Bagobo people. In another installment of our Walang Kamatayang Mini-Season, we cover Mebuyan, the Goddess of Death, and Chief of the Bagobo underworld. She is the being who welcomes the dead into the afterlife, and nurtures young souls to get them ready for paradise. How can this mysterious being be all at once a symbol of fertility, motherhood, and death? Join us as we learn about how a sibling squabble turned men into mortals, why the Bagobos feared the sky more than the underworld, and the strange link between bariatric surgery and immortality. — The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology hosted by friends Anama Dimapilis and Ice Lacsamana, avid mythology nerds and semi-professional gossips. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram and Facebook for more good stuff. We welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes. You can also join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thegodsmustbecrazypodcast. You can also find us on Youtube – Gods Must Be Crazy Podcast channel, where we post some of our episodes and interviews. For other inquiries, please email us at [e-mail] The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram). — References/Further Reading: A Study of Bagobo Ceremonial, Magic and Myth. 1916. Laura Watson Benedict. New York Academy of Sciences. A Structural Study of Bagobo Myths and Rites. 1969. Pieter Jan Raats. University of San Carlos, Cebu.