In
Australian
aboriginal mythology
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology is the sacred spirituality represented in the stories performed by Aboriginal Australians within each of the language groups across Australia in their ceremonies. Aboriginal spirituality includes ...
, the Numakulla (or Numbakulla) were two sky gods who created all life on
Earth
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, including
human
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s, from the
Inapertwa
In Aboriginal mythology (specifically: Arrernte), the Inapertwa are the simple, ancestral creatures with which the Numakulla modelled all life (plant, animals, birds) on Earth
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. Afterwards, they became
lizards. The Numakulla are sometimes described as a dual-aspect deity rather than two separate deities.
Australian Aboriginal gods
Creator gods
Sky and weather gods
Animal gods
Legendary reptiles
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