Walu
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Walu is a sun deity in the mythology of the Yolŋu of Arnhem Land. Walu was believed to light a small fire each morning and paint herself with red ochre. She would then carry a torch from east to west, extinguish the source, and return to her camp in the east.
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“Walu is a sun deity in the mythology of the Yolŋu of Arnhem Land. Walu was believed to light a small fire each morning and paint herself with red ochre. She would then carry a torch from east to west, extinguish the source, and return to her camp in the east”
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