Ngariman
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In Aboriginal mythology (specifically: Karadjeri), Ngariman is a cat
-man who killed the Bagadjimbiri
, two dingo
gods and sons of Dilga
, an earth goddess. In revenge, she drowned Ngariman with her milk by flooding the underground cavern where she killed her sons.
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
-man who killed the Bagadjimbiri
Bagadjimbiri
In Aboriginal mythology , the Bagadjimbiri are two brothers and creator gods. They arose from the ground as dingos and made water-holes, sex organs for the androgynous first people, and invented circumcision. Taking human form, the Bagadjimbiri began an argument with Ngariman, a cat-person...
, two dingo
Dingo
The Australian Dingo or Warrigal is a free-roaming wild dog unique to the continent of Australia, mainly found in the outback. Its original ancestors are thought to have arrived with humans from southeast Asia thousands of years ago, when dogs were still relatively undomesticated and closer to...
gods and sons of Dilga
Dilga
In Australian aboriginal mythology , Dilga is a goddess of fertility and growth, and the mother of the Bagadjimbiri. She avenged their deaths at the hands of Ngariman by drowning him in her milk....
, an earth goddess. In revenge, she drowned Ngariman with her milk by flooding the underground cavern where she killed her sons.