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Rainbow Serpent
The Rainbow Serpent or ''Rainbow Snake'' is a common deity, often a creator god,〔 in the mythology and a common motif in the art of Aboriginal Australia.〔 It is named for the obvious identification between the shape of a rainbow and the shape of a snake.〔 Some scholars have suggested that the link between snake and rainbow suggests the cycle of the seasons and the importance of water in human life.〔 When the rainbow is seen in the sky, it is said to be the Rainbow Serpent moving from one waterhole to another, and the divine concept explained why some waterholes never dried up when drought struck.〔 There are innumerable names and stories associated with the serpent, all of which communicate the significance and power of this being within Aboriginal traditions. It is viewed as a giver of life, through its association with water, but can be a destructive force if angry. The Rainbow Serpent is one of the oldest continuing religious beliefs in the world and continues to be a cultural influence today.
== Names in different cultures ==
The Rainbow Serpent is known by different names by different Aboriginal cultures. The Rainbow Serpent (or Serpents if there are more than one) is known as ''Borlung'' by the Miali,〔 ''Dhakkan'' (or ''Takkan'') by the Kuli,〔 ''Kajura'' by the Ingarda,〔 ''Goorialla'' by the Lardil people,〔 ''Kunmanggur'' by the Murinbata,〔 ''Ngalyod'' by the Gunwinggu,〔 ''Numereji'' by the Kakadu,〔 ''Taipan'' by the Wikmunkan, ''Tulloun'' by the Mitakoodi,〔 Wagyl by the Noongar,〔 ''Wanamangura'' by the Talainji,〔 and ''Witij'' by the Yolngu.〔 Other names include ''Bolung'', ''Galeru'',〔 ''Julunggul'', ''Kanmare'', ''Langal'',〔 ''Myndie'',〔 ''Muit'',〔 ''Ungur'',〔 ''Wollunqua'',〔 Wonambi,〔 ''Wonungar'',〔 ''Worombi'',〔 ''Yero'',〔 ''Yingarna'',〔 and ''Yurlunggur''.〔
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