Dagoláyan

Also known as: Dagoláyen / Dondonyan / Dondonyán / Dondonyán of Bagonan · Role: son of Aponigawani; cousin of Kanag · First appears: Tale 12 · Part 1

In Tale 12 · Part 1, Dagoláyan meets Kanag at a hole by the bolnay tree, where Kanag tells him, “Why, we are cousins.” In Tale 12 · Part 2, while hiding with Ligi, Dagoláyan kills an old woman and an old man who pass by.

In Tale 18 · Part 1, Apinganan uncovers the little boy and names him Dondonyán of Bagonan. At Dagápan, he and Kanag—who goes by Ilwisan in this tale—set out together to fight Giambolan. They defeat him, cut off his ten heads, and their weapons kill the people living with him; Ilwisan then uses his power to return them to Dagápan. In Tale 18 · Part 2, the alan Kilagen identifies Dondonyán as the son of Aponigawani and gives him the name Dagoláyen.

In Tale 20 · Part 1, when Kanag becomes a serpent, Dagoláyan runs home and tells Aponitolau and Aponibolinayen what happened. In Tale 31, Dagoláyen marries Ganinawan; he and Kanag refuse to let Iwaginan and Indayo take the girls back. The tale says Asigtanan, whom Kanag marries, is Dagoláyen’s sister, while Ganinawan is Kanag’s sister; they learn they are related only after Iwaginan and Indayo take them.