Tjinimin the Bat

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Tjinimin the Bat In Australian mythology, the trickster bat, son of Kunmanggur, the Rainbow Snake. He raped his sisters and eventually killed his father with a spear.

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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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