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In Australian aboriginal mythology (specifically: Wiradyuri and Kamilaroi), Daramulum (“one legged”) is a son of Baiame and Birrahgnooloo. The Aborigines of Australia have a polytheistic, animistic religion. ... The Wiradjuri, or Wiradhuri, are an indigenous people of Australia, who speak the Aboriginal language of that name. ... Kamilaroi is an Australian Aboriginal people who are from the area between Tamworth and Goondiwindi, west to Narrabri and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales. ... In Aboriginal mythology, Baiame was the ancestor and patron god of the Kamilaroi. ... In Aboriginal mythology (specifically: Kamilaroi), Birrahgnooloo is a goddess of fertility who would send floods if properly asked. ...


The name is better rendered Dharramaalan (dharra 'leg, thigh' + maal 'one' + -an suffix). The "dh" is a dental consonant, pronounced like the 'd-th' in English "hid them".


He is a sky and weather god, patron of shamans, and a lunar deity. A typical daytime sky. ... Weather is an all-encompassing term used to describe all of the many and varied phenomena that can occur in the atmosphere of a planet. ... Image:Http://www. ... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means... In the study of mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon: see moon (mythology). ...


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Daramulum ("one-leg") is associated with the moon, and the one of the sources of supernatural power accessible to medicine men.
Representations of Daramulum are only shown during initiation rites.
Article "Daramulum" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 28 April 2004 (Revision 2).
Daramulum: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (108 words)
...Daramulum Daramulum In Aborigine mythology (specifically: Wiradyuri Wiradyuri...Kamilaroi), Daramulum (one legged) is a son of Baiame and Birrahgnooloo.
...Brolga Bunbulama Bunjil Bunyip Daramulum Dhakhan Dilga Djanggawul Djunkgao Dreamtime Eingana Erathipa Galeru...
Lunar Deities: Aborigine mythology Daramulum Ainu-mythology Ainu mythology Ainu mythology Chup-Kamui Chup-Kamui...
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