Date
Name Apolaki
Gender Masculine
Usage Philippine Mythology
Scripts ᜀᜉᜓᜎᜃᜒ(Baybayin)
Theme sun
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Meaning & History
Means "giant lord" from the Tagalog title apo meaning "lord, master" and laki meaning "big, large". In Tagalog mythology Apolaki was the god of the sun and war and the brother of Mayari. After a war with his sister, which resulted in Mayari losing an eye, he came to rule the world during the day.