Aponitolau

Also known as: Dagdagalisit / Ingiwan / Ini-init / Kadayadawan / Kadayadawan of Pintagayan / Kagkagákag / Ligi · Family: The people of Kadalayapan · Role: son of Langa-an; husband of Aponibolinayen · First appears: Tale 1 · Part 1

In Tale 1, he first appears as Ini-init, the sun; his parents give him the name Aponitolau. He and Aponibolinayen marry, and he pays her marriage price. Their son Kanag is carried willingly by Ini-init. In Tale 3, Aponitolau is identified as the son of Langa-an and Pagatipánan. He agrees to marry Gimbangonan, but leaves her, divorces her, and marries Aponibolinayen after they discover each other’s identities. He brings her back to life with perfume. In Tale 4, he stays with Asibowan for nine months; their daughter Binaklingan is born, and he returns to Kadalayapan. There he meets Aponibolinayen, takes her to his town, and their marriage gifts are accepted.

In Tale 5, he goes by Kadayadawan of Pintagayan and is described as the son of an alan, who raised him. In Tale 7, Aponibolinayen prepares him for a fight. Tales 7, 8, and 9 recount his fights with Giambolan, To-odan of Kalaskigan, Don Carlos of Kabaiganan, and Awig. In Tale 9, he goes by Dagdagalisit, and Langa-an and Pagatipánan later change his name to Ligi. He is revealed as Kanag’s father, and he pays the marriage price for Aponibolinayen. In Tale 10, he goes by Ingiwan and Kagkagákag: the alan takes care of him, and he is reunited with Aponibolinayen and their son. His parents call him Aponitolau, and he pays Aponibolinayen’s marriage price. In Tale 11, he visits his cousin Gawigawen of Adasin, fights Dalinmanok of Dalinapoyan and others, is carried off by Balau of Baboyan, and is brought home by Kanag; he and Aponibolinayen marry.

In Tale 12, he goes by Ligi and fights with Aponibolinayen and Kanag; they later forgive him and return to Kadalayapan together. In Tale 13, he sets out for Gawigawen’s oranges, dies, and is revived by Kanag. In Tale 14, he marries Gaygayóma and has a son, Tabyayen, with her; he returns to Aponibolinayen, but later takes Tabyayen to a gathering and brings him back to Gaygayóma. In Tale 15, he becomes very small and disappears; Kabkabaga-an gives birth to their son Tabyayen, whom Aponitolau takes with him. In Tale 16, Aponibolinayen brings home Dumalawi and Ogogibeng as their sons. In Tale 17, they have a son called Kanag Kabagbagowan. In Tale 20, Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen pay the requested bride-price for Kanag’s wife. In Tale 21, Kanag gives him signs on his journey to war, and Aponitolau fights the alzados. In Tale 23, he goes by Ligi; betel-nut quids reveal Aponibolinayen’s parentage, and he marries her. In Tale 29, he goes by Ligi, and he and Aponibolinayen name their son Asbinan.