Wawalag
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In Australian Aboriginal mythology
, the Wawalag were a pair of sisters who were daughters of Djanggawul
. They lived in a whirlpool
and were eaten by Yurlungur
, who was later forced to regurgitate them. Their rebirth is used as a symbol in boy-to-man ceremonies.
Australian Aboriginal mythology
Australian Aboriginal myths are the stories traditionally performed by Aboriginal peoples within each of the language groups across Australia....
, the Wawalag were a pair of sisters who were daughters of Djanggawul
Djanggawul
In Aboriginal mythology, the Djanggawul are three siblings, two female and one male, who created the landscape of Australia and covered it with flora. They came from the island of Baralku, and were eventually eaten by Galeru. The two female Djanggawul made the world's sacred talismans by breaking...
. They lived in a whirlpool
Whirlpool
A whirlpool is a swirling body of water usually produced by ocean tides. The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful. More powerful ones are more properly termed maelstroms. Vortex is the proper term for any whirlpool that has a downdraft...
and were eaten by Yurlungur
Yurlungur
In Australian Aboriginal mythology , Yurlungur is a copper snake who was awakened from a deep sleep by the odor of a woman's menstrual blood. The woman and her sisters, the Wawalag, were eaten by Yurlungur, who was told at a later snake meeting to regurgitate the women. In Australian Aborigine...
, who was later forced to regurgitate them. Their rebirth is used as a symbol in boy-to-man ceremonies.