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Aboriginal rock painting of Mimi spirits in the Anbangbang gallery at Nourlangie Rock. Mimis (or Mimih spirits [1]) are fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land in the folklore of the Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia. They are described as having extremely thin and elongated bodies, so thin as to be in danger of breaking in case of a high wind.
They are known for hiding things, getting people lost, and sometimes throwing stones at people. [3] The curupira is a male supernatural being which guards the forest in Tupi mythology. Granny Squannit - a Little People chieftainess of Wampanoag lore who is consulted as a patron saint, of sorts. Jogah are small spirit-folk from Iroquois mythology.
Eingana (Jawoyn people) rainbow snake whose body during the rainy season releases animals and plants that the community relies on for food; Galeru, rainbow snake in Arnhem Land mythology who swallowed the Djanggawul; Garkain the Recluse, predatory being whose victim's souls are forced to forever wander the vast jungles of their final resting place
Crusoe Kuningbal primarily focused his artwork on portraying the mimih. [2] Mimih spirits are tall, thin, fragile spirit beings that inhabit Arnhem Land, specifically rocky areas and act in mischievous ways. [2] In the beginning of his career as a sculptor of mimih spirits in the 1980s, they sold from $12-$50. [3]
Many Kuninjku people started to carve comparable models in the late 1980s, but Owen Yalandja and Crusoe Kurddal are the most prominent pioneers in these sculptural depictions. [10] Kurddal's 1985 sculpture entitled Mimih Spirit serves as an example of one of Kurddal's Mimih sculptures that continues in the vein of Kuningbul's artwork.
Other clevermen communicate with spirits such as the mimih, who long ago taught the marrkidjbu of the Bininj Kunwok people the ritualistic steps of carving up a kangaroo. [ 7 ] Some ceremonies, including those of the Wiradjuri people , involve communication with spiritual beings, the granting of supernatural abilities, and absorbing magical ...
Gods as spirits of the deified dead; A131. Gods with animal features. A132.3. Equine god / goddess; A132.5. 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 ...
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere; List of fictional deities; List of goddesses; List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king