Bunjil
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Bunjil is a powerful creator spirit and ancestral wedge-tailed eagle in Aboriginal Australian mythology, especially revered by the Wurundjeri and other Kulin nation peoples.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral being
ⓘ
creator spirit ⓘ eagle deity ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | wedge‑tailed eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Dreaming
ⓘ
ancestral law ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Boonwurrung people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dja Dja Wurrung people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulin nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Taungurung people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wathaurong people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Kulin nation territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Phillip region NERFINISHED ⓘ south‑central Victoria ⓘ |
| category |
Australian Aboriginal deity
ⓘ
sky and weather deity ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
ascended to the sky in some stories
ⓘ
associated with the stars in some stories ⓘ |
| created |
animals
ⓘ
land ⓘ laws and customs ⓘ plants ⓘ waterways ⓘ |
| culture | Aboriginal Australian mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs | eagle‑man figure in rock art and contemporary art ⓘ |
| family |
sons in some traditions
ⓘ
two wives in some traditions ⓘ |
| form | wedge‑tailed eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
Waang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crow ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite | Bunjil’s Shelter near Stawell, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | country and people of the Kulin nation ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Woiwurrung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralRole | enforcer of social and spiritual law ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Waang in some stories ⓘ |
| role |
ancestral spirit
ⓘ
creator of the world ⓘ lawgiver ⓘ protector of the Kulin people ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
authority
ⓘ
creation ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Wurundjeri people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Kulin nation peoples ⓘ |
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