Anagolay

    The goddess of lost things and so Pre-colonial Tagalogs who were hopelessly looking for their missing stuff prayed to her. She is the daughter of Ikapati and Mapulon

  The name Anagolay became internationally known when an asteroid was named after her. The name Anagolay was proposed by Filipino student Mohammad Alon and won among the thousand proposals from 85 countries submitted to the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC).

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Illustrated by Peonah Terese Repelente

A Helping Hand

   Back in the days, the Tagalogs didn't have permanent homes in which they would stay for their survival. Some may have long term homes but they are  made of vulnerable materials that eventually get destroyed. People during this time are sort of clumsy and careless with their possessions to the point of normally losing things and blaming it on supernatural creatures like nuno, tikbalang, duwende and the like. With this phenomenon, they pray to the gods to give them guidance for their property. Ikapati and Mapulon, the goddess of agriculture and the god of health hear their prayers and get to decide that their soon to be born daughter will be the one who will guide these people who are in need of guidance; thus Anagolay was born. 
 

    One night Anagolay shows her physical form to the people.  She  introduces herself as the one who will help them in regards to the safety of their property, but  in one condition. It is said that Anagolay's aura is present in very fabric of things – the very reason why she can find lost things and persons. However, she has both the traits of her parents, goodness and a wide view of equality. Due to this, she never uses her power to take advantage of anyone. Every time that a person’s property is lost, he/she will just pray the night along with an offering of a pack of aratilis berries on her altar. Anagolay’s favorite childhood berries are aratilis that’s why she gave this as the condition to the Tagalogs. Any missing property will be found at her altar in exchange for the offering. Through the years she has been  guiding the hunters and the people with their valuables. Then she falls in love with a leading god hunter named Dumakulem to whom she married in time. She gives birth to two more deities named Apolaki and Dian Masalanta, the ancient gods of sun and lover respectively.

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