NAME CAT1 CAT2 DESCRIPTION Literally, 'dream time.' It is the remote period in time in which the ancestral spirits of aboriginal tribes walked the earth. These ancestors Alchera Aboriginal Aboriginal are believed to have returned to their abode underground. Altjira Aboriginal Aboriginal The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia Anjea Aboriginal Aboriginal An animistic fertility spirit of the aboriginals of Queensland. Her name means "Native Companion." She is honored by the Aborigines of Australia. A dancer of great fluidity and beauty, she was taken away Brolga Aboriginal Aboriginal by the dancers of nature, the whirlwinds. Mother Eingana, the world-creator, the birth mother, maker of all water, land, animals, and kangaroos. This huge snake goddess still lives, they Eingana Aboriginal Aboriginal say, in the Dreamtime, rising up occasionally to create yet more life. A huge boulder in the shape of a pregnant woman bears this name. It is said that the souls of dead children reside within it, and that if a woman of child-bearing age walks by a soul slips from the boulder and into her Erathipa Aboriginal Aboriginal womb to be reborn. A mythical giant rainbow-snake from Arnhemland in northern Australia. Galeru Aboriginal Aboriginal Galeru is the symbol of the maintenance of life. Gnowee Aboriginal Aboriginal The sun goddess of an aboriginal people of southeast Australia. This rainbow serpent, Julunggul, is a great Goddess of the Aborigines of Julunggul Aboriginal Aboriginal Australia. The northwestern Australian rainbow serpent associated with fertility Kalseru Aboriginal Aboriginal and rain. Kondole, the largest of them all, becomes a whale who, ever since, has Kondole Aboriginal Aboriginal spouted water from the spear-wound in his head The mother goddess of the aboriginal tribes of northern Australia. She once travelled across the world with a band of heroes and heroines, and Kunapipi Aboriginal Aboriginal a rainbow serpent heralded her approach. Kutjara, with Wati, the two male ancestors of mortals who taught the Kutjara Aboriginal Aboriginal people to keep in touch with Dreamtime. Makara Aboriginal Aboriginal The Makara are seven sisters who became the constellation Pleiades. An evil spirit, in the mythology of the Murngin of northern Australia, the Mokoi is said to strike down a person due to the black magic of a Mokoi Aboriginal Aboriginal sorcerer. Nogomain Aboriginal Aboriginal The Australian giver of spirit children. The southeastern Australian creator who made all things, including the Pundjel Aboriginal Aboriginal ceremonies. Pundjel figures prominently in the initiation rites of boys. Tjilpa Aboriginal Aboriginal The ancestral totemic cat-men of Australia. Tjinimin Aboriginal Aboriginal The Australian totemic ancestor. Walo Aboriginal Aboriginal The Australian aboriginals called the sun goddess by this name Wawalag Aboriginal Aboriginal A pair of fertility goddess of Arnhemland in north Australia. This sun goddess was said to light bark into a torch, carrying the flame Wuriupranili Aboriginal Aboriginal through the sky from east to west. The goddess of light and creator goddess of the Karraur, an Australian aboriginal group, she lay asleep in the Dreamtime before this world's Yhi Aboriginal Aboriginal creation, in a world of bone-bare, windless mountains. He is the Dreaming hero who first emerged from the ground to create Ankotarinja Aboriginal Aranda the world. The creator, according to the Bandicoot clan of the Arandan aborigines Karora Aboriginal Arandan of Australia. Rudimentary creatures from which two Numbakulla, or self-existing sky deities, made animals, birds, and plants, which they then formed into Inapertwa Aboriginal Arunta human beings. One of the snake ancestors of the Binbinga of northern Australia, Ulanji was said to have climbed rocks in order to bite the heads off flying foxes, Ulanji Aboriginal Binbinga and he also took out two of his ribs and his heart. Ancestral spirit of the Kabi tribe of Queensland (north-east Australia). He is half fish, half snake and when Dhakhan moves himself, he appears in Dhakhan Aboriginal Kabi the sky as a rainbow. The spirit resides in deep water holes. An ancient sky god and 'father of all things', he was master of life and Baiame Aboriginal Kamilaroi death -- the archetypal medicine-man. The earth goddess of the Karadjeri of northwestern Australia, she avenged the murder of her two sons, Bagadjimbiri, by drowning the Dilga Aboriginal Karadjeri killers in her milk, which at the same time restored her sons to life. Kulin/Wurunj According to the traditions of the Kulin he taught mankind the arts of Bunjil Aboriginal erri life, while the Wurunjerri traditions state that he created mankind. The Djunkgao sisters named on their travels the clan countries and animals. The sisters are associated with the rainy season floods and the Djunkgao Aboriginal Murngin movements of the ocean. One of the two ancestral heroes of the Nambutji tribe of Central Australia, Minawara and his brother Multultu are kangaroo men, who Minawara Aboriginal Nambutji emerged from a heap of debris carried by the flood. He is the intermediary between his father and humans. Daramulum Wiradyuri/Ka ("one-leg") is associated with the moon, and the one of the sources of Daramulum Aboriginal milaroi supernatural power accessible to medicine men. Sakarabru African Agni God of Medicine, Justice and Retribution Rugaba African Ankore An aloof God who rules by spiritual division The amazing medicine man who sided with the Asante tribe and, just for Anotchi African Asante them, brought down an incredible golden stool from the sky. Legendary Hero Kid of the Asante people, and the only mortal to outwit Dubiaku African Asante Death. Kabezya African Baluba Part of creation god name Imana African Banyarwanda Creator God with very long arms to distance himself from humanity. Khodumodur no African Basuto Huge shapeless Evil Demon Creature. Creator God of the Baules. All-powerful but extremely shy, no-one knows Alouroua African Baule what he looks like, and no-one is allowed to know either. Ghekre African Baule He judges the souls of the dead Orunmila African Benin He's a Spirit of Divinity and Wisdom. Bomazi African Bushongo Ancestor-god of the Bushongo Nyiko African Cameroon Heroic Spider God. Gamab African Damara Supreme Creator God of Life, Death and Seasonal Renewal. Abuk African Dinka Garden Goddess. Nhialic African Dinka Creator god. God of sky and rain; ruler of other spirits Nialith African Dinka God of Sky and Rain. Ruwa African Djaga God of the Djaga tribe Amma African Dogon Top Dogon Sky God and Creator of the Universe. Andumbulu African Dogon Spirit of the Underworld, along with YEBAN. Yeban African Dogon Spirit of the Underworld Abassi African Efik Nigerian Creator God and Lord of the Sky. Atai African Efik Nigerian Creator Goddess and inventor of Deadly Arguments. Fa African Fon The far-reaching God of Fate and Destiny. Legba African Fon Trickster God of Language and Destiny. Azrail African Hausa God of Death among the Hausa people of Tunisia. Mukuru African Herero The First Human Supreme Creator God. He placed the primordial OMUMBOROMBONGA Njambi African Herero tree upon the Earth, from which MUKURU, the first human emerged. Earth Mother Goddess of Fertility and Death. Thus she has a hand in the Alla African Ibo beginning of life and its end. Chuku African Ibo God of restoration, immortality Woyengi African Ijaw A Creator Goddess who came down to Earth on a streak of lightning. Kalahari Cagn African Bushmen A Shape-Changing God of many parts and capabilities. Biblouk African Khoikhoi Female version of Haiuri A legendary monster who sat by a deep hole in the ground and dared passers-by to throw rocks at him. The rocks would bounce off and kill the Gagorib African Khoikhoi passer-by, who then fell into the hole (Ga-gorib) Gamab African Khoikhoi Supreme god of the Khoikhoi Gunab African Khoikhoi God of evil. An agile, jumping creature who is partially-invisible and has only one side to its body (one arm and one leg). It eats humans and is comparable to the Tikdoshe of the Zulu people and the Chiruwi of Central Africa. (Hai- Haiuri African Khoikhoi uri). Heitsi African Khoikhoi Legendary hunter, sorcerer and warrior Heitsi Eibib African Khoikhoi Nature and Animal God. God of sorcerery and sorcerers. He is also credited with being the god of Tsui African Khoikhoi rain and thunder. Creator God. He created the Sky and the Earth, and made animals, plants Ngai African Kikuyu and stones. Ajok African Lotuko Chief God of the Lotuko tribe. He's also a God of Rain and Resurrection. Khuzwane African Lovedu Creator God of the Transvaal. Kamunu African Lozi The first human being Nyambe African Lozi Creator god, means "he who does not speak". The Evil Half of Creator God ADROA. Swam the rivers of the world, Adro African Lugbara producing evil ADROANZI offspring from a slit in his side Creator god that appeared with both good (tall and white) and evil (short Adroa African Lugbara and black) aspects. Adroa African Lugbara A God of Two Halves. In fact he is a Creator God, half good and half evil. Adroanzi African Lugbara Nasty sneaky snaky creatures born of ADRO the evil water snake God. Kalumba African Lumba Creator God who built a road from Heaven to Earth. Were African Luo Supreme Creator God. Ajok African Lutuko Chief god; kind and benevolent Engai African Maasai Supreme Ruling Sky God of the Maasai people Enkai African Maasai Chief diety with dual nature Nanyokie African Maasai Reg god; vengeful; part of Enkai Narok African Maasai Black god; benevolent; part of Enkai Neiterkob African Maasai Minor god; known as the mediator between God and man Olapa African Maasai Goddess of the Moon, married to Enkai Ndrian African Malagasy The Supreme Creator God. His name means 'Life Comes From Me' Faro African Mande Purified the earth by sacrificing himself to atone for his twin Pemba's sin.