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In the myth, the Bura people had no conception of sorrow, illness or death. [5] Because of this, when a man eventually fell sick and perished, the people had to determine both what had happened and what they should do about it. It was decided that they would send an emissary to the Sky God for assistance. As an emissary, they chose a worm. [1 ...
Karora, creator god; Kunapipi, a mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes; Malingee, malignant nocturnal spirit; Mamaragan, lightning deity; Mangar-kunjer-kunja, Arrernte lizard deity who created humans; Manuriki, god of beauty; Maratji in Tiwi and Iwaidja myth. Lizards guard waterholes, cause floods and thunderstorms when intruded upon.
The most notable myth seeks to explain both man's mortality and the hatred between snakes and men, much as does the Judeo-Christian story of the Garden of Eden. In the tale, Bahloo takes his snakes (calling them his 'dogs') out for a walk at night. He comes upon a group of men and asks them to carry the snakes across a river for him.
The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife, or an underworld. They are often amongst the most powerful and important entities in a given tradition, reflecting the fact that death, like birth , is central to the human experience.
Suppon No Yurei: A turtle-headed human ghost from Japanese mythology and folklore. Tlaloc: Aztec god depicted as a man with snake fangs. Typhon, the "father of all monsters" in Greek mythology, had a hundred snake-heads in Hesiod, [4] or else was a man from the waist up, and a mass of seething vipers from the waist down.
In South Asian and Southeast Asian mythology, the Nāga are semi-divine creatures which are half-human and half-snakes. [1] Claims of sightings of reptilian creatures occur in Southern United States, where swamps are common. In the late 1980s, there were hundreds of supposed sightings of a "Lizard Man" in Bishopville, South Carolina. [2]
This deity is described as taking the form of a gecko lizard and is considered to be a sacred ancestral being. [1] Adnoartina offers an Indigenous understanding to the creation of Uluru, an Australian historical landmark. [2] This landmark is regarded as one of the most sacred land formations in Australia and an ‘iconic’ tourist attraction. [3]
Titans – Anthropomorphic pre-Olympian gods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Tomte – In Finnish mythology, a type of dwarf or goblin-like creature associated with households and farms; associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. Also called Nisse, which may be related to the word Nix.