In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Baiame (or Biame, Baayami, Baayama or Byamee) was the creator god and sky father in the Dreaming of several Aboriginal Australian peoples of south-eastern Australia, such as the Wonnarua, Kamilaroi, Guringay, Eora, Darkinjung, and Wiradjuri peoples.
Aboriginal religion, like other religions, is characterised by having a god or gods who created people and the surrounding environment during a particular creation period at the beginning of time.
Dreamtime is the foundation of Aboriginal religion and culture.
Australian Aboriginal gods and goddesses such as Altjira, Julunggul, Marmoo, and Eingana first emerge in mythology as the creators during the Dreamtime, coming from the earth or the sky to create all things.
History. Altjira is the leader of the Aboriginal Gods, a superhumanly powerful race worshiped as gods by the Australian people from 8000 BC to the present. He is the god of the Dreamtime.
Tūmatauenga was the Māori god of war who was a resident of Omnipotence City. Thor believed him to be strong enough to kill Gorr the God Butcher.
Tūmatauenga (also known as Kū in Marvel Comics), the Māori God of War, is referenced as a possible ally by Thor in Thor: Love & Thunder!!
Aboriginal spiritual beliefs are intimately associated with the land Aboriginal people live on. It is 'geosophical' (earth-centred) and not 'theosophical' (God-centred). The earth, their country, is "impregnated with the power of the Ancestor Spirits" which Aboriginal people draw upon.
The word bunyip is usually translated by Aboriginal Australians today as "devil" or "evil spirit".
The Mimi are tall, thin beings that live in the rocky ridges of northern Australia as spirits. Before the coming of Aboriginal people they had human forms. When Aboriginal people first came to northern Australia, the Mimi taught them how to hunt and cook kangaroos and other animals.
Aboriginal Death Beliefs
When it comes to the dead, most tribes traditionally believed that the spirit needed to go to the Land of the Dead. Notions of heaven and hell though, were not a part of their beliefs. So the idea of an Aboriginal afterlife with rewards or punishment does not exist.
Uluru is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people as it is known to protect ancient spirits of the region. In this sense, Uluru is deeply important to the Aboriginal cultural identity. As the creation of Uluru is central to Adnoartina's story, this deity is regarded as an important figure in the Aboriginal culture.
You can find Aboriginal Muslims all over the country. Most live in urban areas and attend mosques alongside Muslims from other cultural backgrounds. Some of them are “cultural Muslims.” They identify with the cultural practices and some beliefs found in Islam, but they don't go to the mosque.
Wambeen is an evil god of Australian Aboriginal mythology. Known for his lightning hurling figure, like many other subjects of ancient tales, Wambeen prefers travelers for his victims. Said to come down to earth to smite wanderers, he was recognized only by his smell of evil.
There is no single founder of Aboriginal spirituality.
Noongar people don't whistle at night because we don't want to alert the warra wirrin (bad spirits) and invite trouble into our lives. Noongar kids always go in pairs or more when they are travelling around because it is safer, and and if any harm comes to one of them the other can provide assistance.
Bunjil, also spelt Bundjil, is a creator deity, culture hero and ancestral being, often depicted as a wedge-tailed eagle in Australian Aboriginal mythology of some of the Aboriginal peoples of Victoria.
Many Aboriginal tribal groups share the belief that this life is only part of a longer journey. When a person passes away, the spirit leaves the body. The spirit must be sent along its journey; otherwise it will stay and disturb the family.
Superhuman Agility: All members of the Aboriginal pantheon possess agility, balance and bodily coordination beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen. Superhuman Reflexes: The reflexes of an Aboriginal god are also enhanced to superhuman levels.
The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit. ''the Eternal Dharma'') which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts.
First Languages and colonisation
More traditional languages are being replaced by new Aboriginal languages; Aboriginal English, Pidgin, and Kriol. Aboriginal English is a form of English that reflects Aboriginal languages.
Io – supreme god
There has been debate about whether there was a supreme god in Māori tradition, centred around a god known as Io. Io has many names, including Io-matua-kore – Io the parentless one.
Io Matua Kore - the supreme being; personification of light and the world of the living and the forest.
In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father).