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Wala, solar goddess; Wawalag, Yolngu sisters who were swallowed by a serpent, only to be regurgitated; Wollunqua, snake deity associated with rain and fertility; Wuluwaid, rain god of Arnhem Land; Wuriupranili, a solar goddess whose torch is the sun; Wurugag and Waramurungundi, first man and woman of Kunwinjku legend
Australian Aboriginal gods (27 P) G. Australian Aboriginal goddesses (12 P) R. Rainbow serpent deities (6 P) Pages in category "Australian Aboriginal deities"
Pages in category "Australian Aboriginal gods" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akurra;
Australian anthropologists willing to generalise suggest Aboriginal myths still being performed across Australia by Aboriginal peoples serve an important social function amongst their intended audiences: justifying the received ordering of their daily lives; [16] helping shape peoples' ideas; and assisting to influence others' behaviour. [17]
Bear god / goddess; A132.9. Cattle god / goddess; A161.2. King of the Gods; A177.1. Gods as Dupe or Tricksters; A192. Death or departure of the gods; A193. Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars; A260. Gods of Light; A270. Gods ...
Since European settlement, Australian mythology shifted away from Dreamtime and focused more on the ideals of the average Australian worker. [5] A strong central theme was rebellion, with stories of common heroes who "laugh in the face of adversity, face up to great difficulties and deliberately go against authority and the establishment". [1]
This is an example of a family tree of the Māori gods showing the most important gods in Māori mythology. This family tree gives just an example - there are remarkable regional variations. Māori Goddesses are displayed in italics. The primordial gods were Ranginui and Papatūānuku, Heaven and Earth.
Hinemoana, the goddess of the ocean; Ikaroa, the long fish that gave birth to all the stars in the Milky Way. Kohara; Kui, the chthonic demigod. Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Mārikoriko; Moekahu, a lesser known goddess (or god) of Tūhoe whose form was of a dog , and a sibling of Haere. Rohe, the goddess of the spirit world.