...''whirly-whirly''' is thought to derive from Yindjibarndi or a neighboring aboriginal language.
In aboriginal myths willy willies represent spirit forms. They are often quite scary spir
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In Lakota mythology, '''Cetan''' is the hawk spirit and is associated with the east and the qua
Cetan is also a poet. In Canadian aboriginal culture, on the other hand, the term Cetan is often used to describe mounta
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[[Category:Aboriginal mythology]]
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7. Australian Aboriginal mythology
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'''Balayang''' is a mythical bat who is a prominent figure in the mythology of the Kulin nation.
...lonising Australia in 1788. Balayang is sometimes referred to as Palian in Aboriginal folklore. Balayang is represented in the night sky by the star Antares.
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* Lawlor, Robert (1991). Voices Of The First Day: Awakening in the Aboriginal Dreamtime. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, Ltd. ISBN 0-
[[Category: Australian aboriginal mythology]]
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In Zulu mythology, '''Abatwa''' are legendary little people from the southern regions who are
In real life, the Abatwa are an aboriginal African people also known as Twa, Bushmen or Bosjesmans, whom are thought t
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...''Bunyip''' ("devil" or "spirit") is a creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology.
Descriptions of bunyips vary wildly. Common features in Aboriginal drawings include a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks. Other
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The '''Whowie''' or '''Whowhie''' was a giant lizard in Aboriginal Australian folklore.
[[Category:Australian aboriginal mythology]]
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...ompletely different mythological character in native Australian aboriginal mythology folklore. This version of the Yowie is said to be a bizarre, hybrid beast r
...New South Wales. Friend refers to the "Yowie" as a species of "bunyip", an Aboriginal term used to describe monsters said to dwell in many Australian rivers and
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...d-Din the Dard, the Naga and the Pisacha were three different names of the aboriginal inhabitants of Kashmir with repositories of a rich culture and language. Th
[[Category:Hindu mythology]]
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...Yara-ma-yha-who''' is a little vampiric furry creature from the Australian Aboriginal folklore.
[[Category:Australian aboriginal mythology]]
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[[Category: Australian aboriginal mythology]]
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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...'''bunyip''' is a mythical creature or a malevolent spirit from Australian mythology. Various accounts and explanations of bunyips have been given across Austra
...lf-human beast with a long neck and a head like a bird. Common features in Aboriginal drawings include a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horn
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The Ainu are the aboriginal people of Japan. Many of them now live on the northern island of Hokkaido.
[[Category:Japanese mythology]]
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The '''pech''' were a type of gnome-like creatures in Scottish mythology.
The Pech were thought to be one of the aboriginal builders of the stone megaliths of ancient Scotland, along with giants. The
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...he region's center is in the area of Santiago del Estero. During the NOA's aboriginal period, the various communities within the area shared a complex culture th
[[Category:South American mythology]]
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...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ
...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.
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...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp
...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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