Wagyl (rainbow serpent being)
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Wagyl is a powerful rainbow serpent ancestral being in Noongar culture, central to creation stories and the shaping of the southwest Australian landscape and waterways.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wagyl | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Noongar cultural figure
ⓘ
ancestral being ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ rainbow serpent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canning River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) NERFINISHED ⓘ Noongar Dreaming NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainbow Serpent traditions ⓘ Swan River NERFINISHED ⓘ hills ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ springs ⓘ valleys ⓘ waterholes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| category | Rainbow Serpent beings in Australia ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
creating landforms
ⓘ
creating rivers ⓘ creating waterways ⓘ shaping the southwest Australian landscape ⓘ |
| culture | Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
giant serpent
ⓘ
rainbow-coloured serpent ⓘ |
| domain | southwest Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasSacredSites |
hills said to be its coils
ⓘ
river bends associated with its body ⓘ springs associated with its path ⓘ |
| influences |
Noongar cultural practices
ⓘ
Noongar law ⓘ Noongar totemic relationships ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Noongar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
enforces law and custom
ⓘ
punishes disrespect of sacred places ⓘ rewards respect for water sources ⓘ |
| mythology | Australian Aboriginal mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeType | creation story ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Dreaming tracks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
songlines ⓘ |
| role |
creator being
ⓘ
guardian of water ⓘ shaper of landscape ⓘ |
| sacredTo | Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility
ⓘ
life ⓘ spiritual power ⓘ water ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.