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Apolaki is the Tagalog and Pangasinan god of the sun and war. He is the son of Bathala, the supreme sky deity, and a mortal woman. Apolaki had a sister named Mayari, goddess of the moon. The siblings quarreled over who would rule the world, leading to a fierce battle where Apolaki blinded Mayari in one eye. Ashamed, Apolaki agreed to share equal rule of the day and night with Mayari.

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Apolaki

Apolaki is the Tagalog and Pangasinan god of the sun and war. He is the son of Bathala, the supreme sky deity, and a mortal woman. Apolaki had a sister named Mayari, goddess of the moon. The siblings quarreled over who would rule the world, leading to a fierce battle where Apolaki blinded Mayari in one eye. Ashamed, Apolaki agreed to share equal rule of the day and night with Mayari.

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Apolaki

Apolaki is a God of the Tagalogs and the Pangasinan. He is the


god of Araw and Digmaan. Apolaki was also the patron of warriors
and fighters, the mandirigma. He is also the son of Bathala, the
supreme deity of the sky, and a mortal woman. His siblings were:
Mayari the Goddess of the Moon and Tala Goddess of the Stars.
In some version his parents were Anagolay and Dumakulem.
Dumakulem is known as the guardian of the mountain and the son
of Idiyanale and Dumangan. Anagolay is known as “Goddess of
Lost Things”, she is the only child of Lakapati, the goddess of
fertility and Mapulon, the god of the seasons.
Apolaki and Mayari
In the stories in where their parent is Bathala. They were all
given their own attributes by their father. One day Apolaki wanted
to rule the world by himself, in which the Goddess Mayari objected
as she wanted for them to rule equally.
They quarrelled because they both wanted to rule the world.
Eventually they fought each other in a long battle where their fight
became intense until words were not able to express their furious
rage. They both picked up bamboo sticks and fought each other with
fierce blows. Eventually the fight ended when Apolaki struck
Mayari in one of her eyes resulting in her to being blind in one eye.
Ashamed and regretting what he had done, he stopped the fight to
help his sister, asking for forgiveness and agreeing to share their
rule equally. With Mayari agreeing and forgiving her brother, from
that point on both ruled the world equally.
Both divided their rule by Apolaki ruling half the day during
the day as he was the God of the Sun, while Mayari being the
Goddess of the moon, ruled the night. During Apolaki’s turn, the
world is flooded with warm light because the light beams from his
two bright eyes. On the other hand, Mayari bathes the world with
cool and gentle light due to being blind in one eye.
Sources:

For the stories:

https://pinoy-culture.tumblr.com/post/23312824838/apolaki-the-god-of-the-sun-and-
war-apolaki-is-

https://www.slideshare.net/draizelle_sexon/philmythology-106841411

https://thephilippinestoday.com/anagolay-goddess-of-lost-things/

https://www.aswangproject.com/tagalog-deities-in-philippine-mythology/

https://www.facebook.com/HISTORYasia/photos/a.10150261863598754/10158310471
968754/?type=3

For the art:

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/622200504795457710/

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/5911043255803665/

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