Delal a Ngibtal
A legendary marine serpent and ancestral guardian spirit in Palauan mythology associated with the cataclysmic inundation of the ancient village of Ngibtal and the origins of ocean tides. According to revered Palauan oral history, when the prosperous village of Ngibtal fell into moral decay, arrogance, and disregard for traditional hospitality, the guardian spirit intervened by causing the land to sink beneath the waves, transforming the settlement into a living barrier reef. Delal a Ngibtal assumed the form of a magnificent sea serpent guarding the submerged ruins and regulating the sacred rhy