Wuluwaid
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In the Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Yolngu, Wuluwaid (or Wuluwait) is a rain god. He is a god from northern Arnhem Land and is known to work with Bunbulama as a rainmaker. He is also recorded as a boatman who ferries the souls of the dead to Purelko, the Aboriginal afterlife.
When
- First attested
- 1900 CE
- Attested period
- 1900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Recorded by Charles Mountford and Ainslie Roberts.
Relationships
- allied with
- Bunbulama
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Yolngu, Wuluwaid (or Wuluwait) is a rain god. He is a god from northern Arnhem Land and is known to work with Bunbulama as a rainmaker. He is also recorded by Charles Mountford and Ainslie Roberts as a boatman who ferries the souls of the dead to Purelko, the Aboriginal afterlife.”
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