THE EPIC OF PANAY; HINILAWOD SUMMARY Hinilawod is the oldest and lonest e!i" !oe# !o e# in Pana$% It is &s&all$ s&n 'o( a !e(iod o' th(ee wee)s at inte(*als o' two ho&(s at niht% It "on tains+ in its "o#!lete 'o(#+ so#e eihteen sto(ies% Ea"h sto($ (e!(esents th(ee ene(ations% In the easte(n !a(t o' what is )nown as the Phili!!ines+ the(e li*ed a ,ea&ti'&l ,ea &ti'&l oddess na#ed Al&nsina+ oddess o' the easte(n sea% Al&nsina 'ell in lo*e with an o(dina($ #o(tal na#ed Pa&,a(i and she #a((ied hi# tho&h she )new that #a((iae ,etween hea*enl$ !e(sons and o(dina($ #o(tals was '(owned &!on% When the #a((iae was dis"o*e(ed+ Ma)li-sa-t.wan+ od o' the !lains and *alle$s+ ,e"a#e an($% He *owed to #a)e li'e #ise(a,le 'o( the &n'o(t&nate "o&!le% Toethe( Toethe( with othe( ods who 'elt ins<ed ,$ the #a((iae+ Ma)li-sa-t.wan sent down (ain sto(#s and 'loods to the )indo#+ o' Pa&,a(i and Al&nsina% Fo(t&natel$+ S&)lan Mala$on+ the &a(dian o' ha!!$ ho#es+ had wa(ned the "o&!le ,e'o(ehand% Heedin the wa(nin+ the two 'led to the to! o' the Mad$aas Mad $aas Mo&ntains and sta$ed the(e &ntil the ods had s!ent thei( w(ath% With the del&e o*e(+ the "o&!le des"ended to the !lains to li*e in !ea"e and (aise a 'a#il$% E*ent&all$+ Al&nsina a*e ,i(th to t(i!lets% These th(ee "hild(en (ew &! to ,e"o#e iants+ all endowed with s&!e(han st(enth whi"h the$ &sed 'o( hel!in thei( !a(ents and the !eo!le in o&tl$in *illaes% With thei( "o#in o' ae+ La,aw Dinin+ the eldest o' the th(ee+ as)ed his !a(ents+ /Res!e"ted Fathe(+ O+ #$ 0elo*ed Mothe(+ I as) $o&( !e(#ission to o and see) a lo*in and ind&st(io&s wo#an who will i*e #e sons and da&hte(s and who will se(*e $o& in $o&( old ae%1 /2o+ #$ son+1 (e!lied the two% /0(in ,a") a wo#an who will ,e a so&("e o' ha!!iness 'o( all%1 0&t ,(inin ,a") the wo#an o' his d(ea#s was no eas$ tas)% To win his 'i(st wi'e+ he had to *an3&ish Manal&tad+ a #onste(% Fo( his se"ond wi'e+ he had to )ill a h$d(a-headed iant na#ed Si)a$ Padalodo% And 'o( his last lo*e+ La,aw Dinin had to 'iht Sa(ana$an+ the lo(d o' da()ness% Fo( #an$ #oons the$ (a!!led with ea"h othe( &ntil La,aw Dinin was o*e(!owe(ed% He was th(own into !(ison and the(e+ he lan&ished 'o( #an$ $ea(s &ntil one o' his "hild(en 'o&ht the lo(d o' da()ness and )illed hi#% When Al&nsina.s Al&nsina.s se"ond son+ Hada!nin+ hea(d o' the #alt(eat#ent s&''e(ed ,$ his ,(othe(+ he set o&t to !&nish the !eo!le o' the lo(d o' da()ness% He ,(o&ht with hi# his t(&sted wa((io( 0&$on Matan-a$on% Alon the wa$+ the$ #et a so("e(ess na#ed Pinan&n-Pin&nan% The So("e(ess had the ta)en the 'o(# o' a wo#an so ,ea&ti'&l that in no n o ti#e+ Hada!nin was
,ewit"hed% Fo(t&natel$+ 0&$on Matan-a$on s&""eeded in ,(ea)in he( s!ell and the two we(e a,le to es"a!e% U!on (ea"hin the )indo# o' U#,an Pina,aw+ the$ 'o&nd thei( wa$ ,lo")ed ,$ a h&e ,o&lde(% 0e"a&se o' this h&e (o") the !eo!le in the )indo# "o&ld not #o*e a,o&t '(eel$% The two '(iends t(ied to o a(o&nd the ,o&lde( ,&t it see#ed that the (o") (ew wide( with e*e($ ste!% The$ t(ied to "li#, it+ ,&t it see#ed to (ow hihe( with thei( e*e($ ste!% Seein that the ,o&lde( "o&ld not ,e o*e("o#e ,$ o(dina($ e''o(t+ Hada!nin !&t on his #ai" " a!e% Witho&t #&"h ado+ he was a,le to li't the (o") and !&t it o&t o' the wa$% Fo( th&s (eat 'eat+ he was awa(ded the hand o' the !(in"ess% Meanwhile+ Al&nsina.s thi(d son+ Dala!da!+ set o&t to win the hand o' the ,ea&ti'&l L&,a$L&,$o) Haninin si Mah&$o)---- the oddess o' the e*enin ,(ee4e% A'te( se*e(al #ino( ad*ent&(es+ he 'inall$ (ea"hed the !ala"e whe(e she li*ed% 0&t this !la"e was &a(ded ,$ 'e(o"io&s #onste(s% The 'i(st was 0alana)on+ a two-headed #onste(% With the aid o' a '(iendl$ dwende+ Dala!da! o*e("a#e this 'i(st 'oe% Ha(dl$ had he (ested '(o# this ,attle whe n a ,at-li)e #onste( na#ed A$&tan "a#e h&(tlin down at hi#% No #atte( how he t(ied+ Dla!da! "o&ld not !ie("e the #onste( with his swo(d 'o( its ,od$ was "o*e(ed with thi") s"ales% Finall$+ he in'li"ted a wo&nd on the #onste(.s a(#!it+ the onl$ *&lne(a,le !a(t o' the #onste(.s ,od$% Mo(tall$ wo&nded+ A$&tan ,ean (owlin in !ain and as!in 'o( ,(eath% The ea(th ,eneath hi# 3&a)ed as he t(ashed a,o&t in aon$% S&ddenl$+ the ea(th s!lit into two and swallowed &! the ha!less #onste(% The (o")s in the a(ea san) into the newl$-'o(#ed sea ,&t thei( s&('a"es st&") o&t and ,e"a#e the island o' Pana$% With his ha(d-ea(ned *i"to($+ Dala!da! (et&(ned ho#e a""o#!anied ,$ the ,ea&teo&s oddess o' the e*enin ,(ee4e% Meanwhile+ the newl$-'o(#ed land was a!!o(tioned a#on the ,(othe(s% La,aw Dinin was #ade the (&le( o' I(on-I(on 5Iloilo6; Hada!nin+ the )in o' Hanti3&e 5Anti3&e6; and Dala!da!+ the lo(d o' the A)lan (eion% The(ea'te(+ Al&nsina and Pa&,a(i went to li*e in !ea"e ato! the Mad$aas Mo&ntains%
IDENTIFY THE ARRESTIN2 DETAILS7 Hinilawod is an e!i" !oe# w(itten ,$ the ea(l$ inha,itants o' a !la"e "alled S&lod in "ent(al Pana$% The wo(d #eans tales '(o# the #o&th o' the Halawod Ri*e(% Hinilawod is not 8&st a lite(a($ !ie"e ,&t also a so&("e o' in'o(#ation a,o&t "<&(e+ (eliion and (it&als o' the an"ient !eo!le o' S&lod; showin &s that an"ient Fili!inos ,elie*ed in the /sa"(ed+1 in the i#!o(tan"e o' 'a#il$ hono( and in !e(sonal "o&(ae and dinit
%$ This 9+:<-*e(se e!i" is "hanted when !e('o(#ed and wo&ld ta)e a,o&t th(ee da$s when !e('o(#ed in its o(iinal 'o(#+ #a)in it one o' the lonest e!i"s )nown% The a((estin details that "an ,e 'o&nd on the e!i" a(e; All the he(oes #entioned in the e!i" !ossess !(owess+ ,(a*e($+ o*e(whel#in st(enth o( e=t(e#e a,ilit
%$WHAT IS THE RELATION OF THE ARRESTIN2 DETAILS OF THE EPIC TO OUR SU0>ECT?COURSE@ WHAT IS THE RELEANCE OF THIS EPIC TO THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES Rele*an"e o' this e!i" is that it i*es &s a li#!se on how the *isa$ans "(eati*it$ is s&,8&ated with othe( sto(ies o' "(eation o( #$ths% The *isa$ans "(eated thei( own sto($ on how the ea(l$ inha,itants o' Pana$ was and on what the$ ,elie*e to in te(#s o' thei( (eliio&s a"ti*ities+ "<&(al !(a"ti"es and et"% The sto($?e!i" is so#ehow is ali)e to othe( sto($ o' "(eation ,&t has its own &ni3&enessand sta,ilit$ whi"h #a)es it a *e($ ood e!i" and $et it is the lonest e!i" to ,e !e('o(#ed%