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Thus, in the mountain village of Baay the sky is considered as a male spirit the husband of the earth, and father of sun and moon. Again, in Lagangilang and Abang, the thunderbolt is identified as Kadaklan the most powerful of all spirits who "often eats the ground and releases his wife Agemem."
Agemem is the wife of Kadaklan. She lives in the ground. Little is known of her except that she has given birth to two sons, whose chief duty is to see that the commands of their father are obeyed. Adám and Baliyen are the sons of Kadaklan. The name of the first boy is suggestive of Christian influence, but there are no traditions or further details to link him with the Biblical character.
Thus, in the mountain village of Baay the sky is considered as a male spirit the husband of the earth, and father of sun and moon. Again, in Lagangilang and Abang, the thunderbolt is identified as Kadaklan the most powerful of all spirits who "often eats the ground and releases his wife Agemem."
Here in this town where I talk, you must do the things you ought to do. I hear what you say you desire, and I see what you are able to do. Where is the basi which should have been in the place where I first came?" Without awaiting an answer he vanished, and his wife Agemem took his place and repeated his remarks with little variation.
"Why do not those Ipogau who are making Sayang start the balaua correctly?" said the spirits above. Those anitos who are married, who are Kadaklan and Agemem, say, "It is better that you carry the pig." Then truly they carried the pig up the river, those two Ipogau who are married. "Ala! you walk and walk until you arrive at Sayau, for a person who lives there is making Sayang," said the spirits.
They went home truly, those Ipogau, and they imitated the man who made Sayang in Sayau; then those who are married Kadaklan and Agemem caused the spirits to come whom they called, those who made diam when they built balaua. Now you get better, you who build balaua. "Those who knew to make dawak, went to make dawak, but they did not prepare the pig correctly.
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