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...''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

7. Australian Aboriginal mythology

* 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]]

'''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.

...''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

...'' is the generic term for the unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness. ...uree, described as a legitimate native term for the hairy man-monster. The Australian accent could easily contort "youree" into "Yowie." The word "Yowie" was als

The '''Whowie''' or '''Whowhie''' was a giant lizard in Aboriginal Australian folklore. [[Category:Australian aboriginal mythology]]

...Yara-ma-yha-who''' is a little vampiric furry creature from the Australian Aboriginal folklore. Smith, William Ramsey,'' Myths and Legends of of the Australian Aboriginals'', London: George G. Harrap, 1930. (Reprinted as Aborigine Myth

...'''bunyip''' is a mythical creature or a malevolent spirit from Australian mythology. Various accounts and explanations of bunyips have been given across Austra [[Image:bunyip.jpg|thumb|An Australian stamp]]

[[Category: Australian aboriginal mythology]]

In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===

A '''drop bear''' (or dropbear) is a fictional Australian marsupial commonly said to be an unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koal *The Common Drop Bear is found in wooded areas all over the Australian continent, including Tasmania, and is thought to in fact venture as far nor

...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.

...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.

...al wolf that could devour the sun and moon (similar to [[Fenris]] in Norse mythology), and later became connected with werewolves rather than vampires. The pers *In Aztec mythology, the [[Civatateo]] was a sort of vampire, created when a noblewoman died in

..., and the Animal Spirit stories passed down in Native American, Australian Aboriginal, and African Tribal folklore. "Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby", for example *[[:Category:Category:North American mythology|Native American]] [[Ghost Dance]]s of the late Nineteenth Century were myst