The second of the three great heroes of the Ibalong epic of the Bicol region, between Baltog (the first) and Bantong (the slayer of Rabot). Cleared Ibalong of its monsters and instituted laws, agriculture, the plow, the boat, and writing — the Bicolano culture-bringer. His campaign against and eventual love-alliance with the half-serpent demigoddess Oryol is the central narrative of the middle Ibalong cycle.
Domains
culture hero and civilization
law and agriculture
Powers
Clears Ibalong of its monsters with his warriors
Institutes laws, agriculture, the plough, the boat and writing
Ibalong epic (Bicolano oral epic, ~60-stanza fragment; NCCA Philippine Epics and Folklore: Ibalong); Three Tales From Bicol, Perla S. Intia (New Day Publishers, 1982)