Nogamain
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In Murrinh-Patha mythology, Nogamain is a sky-dwelling god who gives spirit children to mortal parents.[1][2] He is a "pure spirit" who exists independently from the "dreamtime[1] and created himself from nothingness.[1][2][3] Nogomain is a Creator god who is often described in a similar way to Djamar. In some myths he has no family, in others he has a wife and a son who is symbolized by a hunting spear. He is sometimes referred to as the man in the moon.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eliade, Mircea (1966). "Australian Religions: An Introduction. Part I". History of Religions. 6 (2): 132–133. doi:10.1086/462538. ISSN 0018-2710. JSTOR 1061738. S2CID 161342808.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stanner, W. E. H. (1961). "On Aboriginal Religion. IV. The Design-Plan of a Riteless Myth". Oceania. 31 (4): 249–251. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1961.tb00239.x. ISSN 0029-8077. JSTOR 40329281.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia A. (2000). Encyclopedia of ancient deities. Jefferson, N.C. London: McFarland. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-7864-0317-2.