According to Mayari's tale, in her battle against her brother, Apolaki, for equal right to rule the skies, she was blinded in one eye, which explains why the sun was brighter than the moon. This story is an early example of precolonial Filipino feminist ideals as it champions the importance of gender balance and challenging patriarchal norms.
Mayari - Reimagining Filipino Mythology
These designs are part of a visual/ conceptual development made for animation, which centers around a modern retelling of a Filipino mythological story of the moon goddess, Mayari.