dreamtime

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dreamtime In Australian mythology, the primeval past when spirits, gods, and ancestors walked on earth. A person’s “dreaming” is his or her share of the myths, rites, and historical traditions of the “eternal” dreamtime.

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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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