Category: Australian Mythology

Mindi In Australian mythology, the great evil snake who sends diseases such as smallpox, which is called Mindi’s dust. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and…

Minawara and Multultu In Australian mythology, kangaroo men of the Nambutji tribe in central Australia. Created after a great flood, they instituted sacred rites for…

Marindi In Australian mythology, a dog whose blood turned the rocks red. One day Marindi was passing by the dry bed of a water course…

Mamandabari In Australian mythology, two culture heroes, either two brothers or father and son. They emerged out of the ground in the north and traveled…

Malingee In Australian mythology, the spirit of the night, who during his travels in the dark seeks to find his way home. Malingee’s knees knock…

Mailkun In Australian mythology, an evil spirit, wife of Koen. She captures adults in her net and spears children to death. She is also called…

Mahrach In Australian mythology, an evil spirit closely connected with death, often called the black ghost. He appears before the death of a person. SOURCE:…

Tambora In Australian mythology, headless female beings who dragged men to their dark caves. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written…

Rainbow Snake : In Australian mythology, name of the gigantic snake whose body arches across the sky as the rainbow. Known as Taipan among the…

Laindjung In Australian mythology, ancestral figure, father of Banaidja. He rose out of the sea at Blue Mud Bay, his face foam-stained and his body…