Namarrkon (Lightning Man)
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Namarrkon (Lightning Man) is a powerful ancestral spirit in Aboriginal Australian mythology associated with lightning, thunder, and seasonal storms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Namarrkon | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian deity
ⓘ
ancestral spirit ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aboriginal oral traditions
ⓘ
Dreaming stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clouds
ⓘ
lightning ⓘ monsoon ⓘ rain ⓘ seasonal storms ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| category |
Australian Aboriginal deity
ⓘ
lightning god ⓘ thunder god ⓘ weather deity ⓘ |
| culture | Aboriginal Australian mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dangerous being
ⓘ
powerful ancestral spirit ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Lightning Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
atmosphere
ⓘ
sky ⓘ storm clouds ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
seasonal activities in traditional stories
ⓘ
taboos related to storms in stories ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
cave paintings
ⓘ
contemporary Indigenous art ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| influences | seasonal weather patterns in stories ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
ethnographic accounts of Arnhem Land
ⓘ
studies of Aboriginal mythology ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
explains occurrence of storms
ⓘ
explains origin of lightning ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Arnhem Land Aboriginal traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Arnhem Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of storms
ⓘ
controller of lightning ⓘ enforcer of law ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
power of nature
ⓘ
spiritual authority ⓘ sudden destructive force ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dreamtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Indigenous peoples of Arnhem Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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