Wednesday, October 06, 2010

RICHARD FREEMAN: Daemons of the Dreamtime #3

PART 3: THE NARGUN
This female monster was a dangerous living stone that could magickally bounce back weapons such as arrows, spears and boomerangs at its attackers. It lived in a cave behind a waterfall in what is now Mitchell River National Park, Victoria. It was said to drag passers by into its den.

The cave was considered a special place for women of the Gunai tribe, and in reality was used for women's initiation and learning ceremonies. The Nargun may have been a way of keeping unwanted men away from the area.

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