Category: Australian Mythology

Bori In Australian mythology, invisible spirit who kills his victims by injecting them with incurable diseases. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition…

Boorala In Australian mythology, tribal name for a creator god. Those who are good go to Boorala’s home when they die. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World…

Biggarro In Australian mythology, the wombat snake who aids man to the spirit land, the Land of Perfection. He is the opposite of the evil…

Banaidja In Australian mythology, ancestral figure, son of Laindjung. He taught the Arnhem Landers their totems and sacred rituals. One of his enemies, Muru, said…

Bamapama In Australian mythology, trickster of the Murngin in northern Australia, often called the “crazy man” because he violates various taboos, especially those involving clan…

Baiame, in Australian mythology, is revered as the great totemic ancestor and creator figure of the Kamilaroi (or Kamilaron) people, who inhabit parts of New…

In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Atnatu is a powerful, self-created god known for his authority over the heavens and his children. Atnatu’s story reflects his role…

In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Altjira (him none made) is the self-existent creator god of the Arunta (or Aranda) people. He is envisioned as a towering…

Yawkyawk are aboriginal Australian mermaids who live in waterholes, freshwater springs, and rock pools, especially in the Stone Country of Australia’s Top End. Although it…

Mimi ORIGIN: Australia The Mimi are a species of powerful, profound, yet tricky and mischievous spirits who live within crevices of rocks and caves in…