Alokotán

Also known as: Alokotán of Nagbotobotán · Role: old woman of Nagbotobotán · First appears: Tale 11 · Part 2

In Tale 13, Alokotán of Nagbotobotán sent her dog to bite Aponitolau, taking part of his leg. In Tale 13 · Part 2, she sent the dog against Kanag when he arrived at her home, and he cut off its head. In Tale 16 · Part 1, she took three little pigs home and named them Kanag, Dumalawi, and Ogogibeng. When she learned that Aponitolau had hung them in a tree, she hated him; after the balaua was finished, she gave all her things to the three boys.

In Tale 19 · Part 2, Alokotán revived Wanwanyen-Aponibolinayen, whom she found dead inside a tabalang, and hid her in her house at Nagbotobotán. She explained to Kanag that she had revived Wanwanyen because he was her relative: “If you were not my relative I would have let her go.” In Tale 24, she found Kanag in a raft, took him home, and told Dolimáman she had taken him from the river so someone could inherit her possessions. Dolimáman chose to stay with her, and magic moved their golden house from Kadalayapan to Nagbotobotán.

In Tale 25 · Part 2, Alokotán joined Linongan’s cut body and awakened her with perfume; she and Awig later stopped Linongan and Iwaginan from dancing when their dance flooded the town. In Tale 26, she brought Asigowan back to life and gave her property to Asigowan and Asbinan. In Tale 28, she took care of Asbinan, used magic to provide the marriage price requested for his marriage to Dawinisan, and later transferred the houses to Kadalayapan without the guests knowing.