Rainbow Serpent
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Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature: None Found
Sources: Nature of Spirit, Spirit of Nature pg 13-14, Book of Dragons and Other Mythical Beasts pg 36, Circle of the Dragon
Rainbow serpents are essentially a classification for Australia's dragons.
Notes:- Bearded chins
- Although apparently wingless, it could fly
- Lives in a pool of spirit children
- Carved on the rivers and mountains in Australian Dreamtime
- Dhakhan (N. Australia)
- Galeru
- Julunggul
- Kalseru
- Wanambi (W. Australia)
- Warramunga / Wollunqua
- Yurlunger / Great Father
Comes to life when it is met by 2 women - one of which is nursing while the other is menstrating. The rainbow snake swallows both. When storms are over and there is a rainbow, the women are seen at either end.
Tale 2:It fell asleep in a lake and when an Ancestor disturbed it, it rose up and caused the Great Flood.
Tale 3:A shamen released the world's water by distracting the dragon that held the water captive.