Akurra
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In the mythology of the [[Australian Aborigines|Aboriginal people]] of [[South Australia]] (specifically, the [[Adnyamathanha]] people from the [[Flinders Ranges]]), '''Akurra''' is a great snake deity, sometimes associated with the [[Rainbow Serpent]].{{Cite web|url=http://caindoherty.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/wilpena-pound/|title = Private Site}} Adnyamathanha elders describe it as a giant water snake with a beard mane, scales and sharp fangs, whose movements shaped the land. Akurra is associated with the power of the [[shaman]], and nobody else may go near him with impunity. |
In the mythology of the [[Australian Aborigines|Aboriginal people]] of [[South Australia]] (specifically, the [[Adnyamathanha]] people from the [[Flinders Ranges]]), '''Akurra''' is a great snake deity, sometimes associated with the [[Rainbow Serpent]].{{Cite web|url=http://caindoherty.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/wilpena-pound/|title = Private Site}} Adnyamathanha elders describe it as a giant water snake with a beard mane, scales and sharp fangs, whose movements shaped the land. Akurra is associated with the power of the [[shaman]], and nobody else may go near him with impunity. |
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Akurra is also connected with water and rain. According to one Adnyamathanha story, at times of drought the shamans would travel to the cave in which Akurra lived, draw the snake out and take his kidney fat, which they heated over a fire, allowing the melted fat to fall over the coals. A strong wind would begin as the smell of burning fat rose into the sky, the clouds would open and the rain would come in a downpour, revitalising the land.{{cite book | author=Mudrooroo | title =Aboriginal mythology: An A-Z spanning the history of the Australian Aboriginal people from the earliest legends to the present day | publisher = Thorsons | year = 1994 | location = London | pages = 2 | isbn = 978-1-85538-306-7}} |
Akurra is also connected with water and rain. According to one Adnyamathanha story, at times of severe drought the shamans would travel to the cave in which Akurra lived, draw the entire snake out and take his kidney fat, which they heated over a fire, allowing the melted fat to fall over the heated coals. A very strong wind would begin as the smell of burning fat rose into the sky, the clouds would open and the rain would come in a downpour, revitalising the whole land.{{cite book | author=Mudrooroo | title =Aboriginal mythology: An A-Z spanning the history of the Australian Aboriginal people from the earliest legends to the present day | publisher = Thorsons | year = 1994 | location = London | pages = 2 | isbn = 978-1-85538-306-7}} |
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