Altjira

Altjira (him none made) In Australian mythology, self-existent creator god of the Arunta (Aranda), conceived of as a large man with reddish skin, long hair, and the feet of an emu. His sons also have emu-feet, but his daughters have the feet of dogs. After creation Altjira grew bored with the world and its people and returned to the sky, where he displays little concern for the affairs of humankind.

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Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow– Copyright © 2009 by Anthony S. Mercatante

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