Numakulla
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In Australia
n aboriginal mythology, the Numakulla (or Numbakulla) were two sky gods who created all life on Earth
, including human
s, from the Inapertwa
. Afterwards, they became lizard
s. The Numakulla are sometimes described as a dual-aspect deity rather than two separate deities.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n aboriginal mythology, the Numakulla (or Numbakulla) were two sky gods who created all life on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
, including human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s, from the Inapertwa
Inapertwa
In Aboriginal mythology , the Inapertwa are the simple creatures with which the Numakulla modelled all life on Earth. The Inapertwa is a Human within the animal. That is, the totem of the organism....
. Afterwards, they became lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s. The Numakulla are sometimes described as a dual-aspect deity rather than two separate deities.