Arrange is a

myth Myth is a folklore genre consisting of Narrative, narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or Origin myth, origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not Objectivity (philosophy), ...

ological figure from the

Australian aboriginal Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands ...

creation myth of the Alyawarre people for

Karlu Karlu Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Warumungu about south of Tennant Creek, and north of Alice Springs. The nearest settlement is the small ...

. In the myth, the figure Arrange, who is also referred to as the devil man, comes from

Ayleparrarntenhe Ayleparrarntenhe is a twin-peaked hill east of the Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the mythological home of Arrange Arrange is a mythological figure from the Australian aboriginal creation myt ...

. Arrange was making a

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, which is a traditional adornment worn only by initiated men, while he was on his journey. As he twirled the hair into strings, he dropped clusters of hair on the ground, which turned into the boulders of Karlu Karlu seen today. When he returned, he spat on the ground, creating the

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boulders from the central part of Karlu Karlu.

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