Apolaki

Tagalog sun- and war-god, son of Bathala and brother of the moon-goddess Mayari. Their contest for dominion over the world is the Tagalog explanation for why the moon shines more faintly than the sun.

Parentage

• Bathala

Domains

• sun and war
• war

Powers

• drive the sun and lead warriors in battle

Epithets

• Apolaki

Relations

• father: Bathala
• sibling: Mayari
• sibling: Tala
• sibling: Hanan

Sources

• Boxer Codex (c. 1590)
• Jocano, Outline of Philippine Mythology (1969)