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Australian Aboriginal trickster god

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In Yolngu mythology, Bamapana is a trickster god who causes discord. He is obscene and profane and once committed incest, thus breaking a strict taboo.

References

  1. Cotterell, Arthur (1997). A Dictionary of World Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-19-217747-8. Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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