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A superior being, the Rainbow Serpent created the universe and the people and delegated the Wagyl as a lesser, but nonetheless powerful deity, to create and protect the rivers, lakes, springs and the wildlife. The Noongar people were appointed as the guardians of the land by the Wagyl.[http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/litserv/SPAN/37/Rosemary.html] |
A superior being, the Rainbow Serpent created the universe and the people and delegated the Wagyl as a lesser, but nonetheless powerful deity, to create and protect the rivers, lakes, springs and the wildlife. The Noongar people were appointed as the guardians of the land by the Wagyl.[http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/litserv/SPAN/37/Rosemary.html] |
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The [[Darling Scarp]] is said to represent the body of the Wagyl which meandered over the land creating the curves and contours of the hills and gullies, and the rivers, lakes and springs. As the Wagyl slithered over the land, his body scoured out the course of the rivers; where he occasionally stopped for a rest, and he created bays and lakes. Piles of rocks are said to be his droppings, and such sites are considered sacred. As he moved, his scales scraped off and become the forests and woodlands of the region. |
The [[Darling Scarp]] is said to represent the body of the Wagyl which meandered over the land creating the curves and contours of the hills and gullies, and the rivers, lakes like [[Lake Monger, Western Australia|Lake Monger]] and springs. As the Wagyl slithered over the land, his body scoured out the course of the rivers; where he occasionally stopped for a rest, and he created bays and lakes. Piles of rocks are said to be his droppings, and such sites are considered sacred. As he moved, his scales scraped off and become the forests and woodlands of the region. |
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Revision as of 02:21, 30 December 2005
The Wagyl (alternative spelling Waugal or Waagal) is, according to Noongar culture, a snakelike Dreamtime creature responsible for the creation of the Swan and Canning Rivers and other waterways and landforms around present day Perth and the south-west of Western Australia
A superior being, the Rainbow Serpent created the universe and the people and delegated the Wagyl as a lesser, but nonetheless powerful deity, to create and protect the rivers, lakes, springs and the wildlife. The Noongar people were appointed as the guardians of the land by the Wagyl.[1]
The Darling Scarp is said to represent the body of the Wagyl which meandered over the land creating the curves and contours of the hills and gullies, and the rivers, lakes like Lake Monger and springs. As the Wagyl slithered over the land, his body scoured out the course of the rivers; where he occasionally stopped for a rest, and he created bays and lakes. Piles of rocks are said to be his droppings, and such sites are considered sacred. As he moved, his scales scraped off and become the forests and woodlands of the region.
References
- Van den Berg, Rosemary (1993), Changing Years Journal of the South Pacific Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies
- Wilkes, Richard. Societal value systems for water resources in Western Australia Water symposium
- http://www.west.com.au/maps&myths/