culture heroes

deity earth Aboriginal Australians single tradition · 1

Culture heroes are believed to be the creators of the land. They travelled across a formless land, creating sacred sites and significant places of interest in their travels. The dreaming and travelling trails of these heroic spirit beings are the songlines.

Relationships

co occurs with: spirit beings, carpet-snake people (Kuniya), Liru (venomous snake people), spirit-child, Mura-mura, Tjukurpa, Kangaroo Dreaming, Shark Dreaming, Honey Ant Dreaming, Badger Dreaming

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Mura-mura
Tjukurpa
Kangaroo Dreaming
Shark Dreaming
Honey Ant Dreaming
Badger Dreaming

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Altjira

Source passages

“Creation is believed to be the work of culture heroes who travelled across a formless land, creating sacred sites and significant places of interest in their travels. In this way, "songlines" (or Yiri in the Warlpiri language) were established, some of which could travel right across Australia”
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