BIRRAH
Real Name: Birrahgnooloo (original name)
Occupation: Goddess of fertility
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Birrah except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Mother-goddess, Birral, Biral, Ngulu, Birra-ngulu, Birra-Nulu
(variant names)
Place of Birth: Unrevealed, somewhere near Coordigal in New South
Wales, Australia
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: father, mother (names unknown, possibly
deceased), Kunnanbeili (sister), Baiame
(husband), Daramulum
(son),
Mamaragan
(possible step-son), Gnowee
(possible step-daughter), Bunjil,
Narahdarn
(brothers-in-law)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World") and
Googooremon at Mount Oobi-oobi (modern Mount Yengo near Sydney,
Australia)
First Appearance: Thor #301
History: Birrah is a member of the Wondjini, an extra-dimensional race of
beings who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. According to myth, she and her sister,
Kunnanbeili, were taken as wives by Baiame, the all-father of the aborigine
gods as his wives. While living on Earth, the sisters were eaten by
crocodiles while Baiame was out hunting, but he hunted down the
crocodiles and cut the sisters alive and fully restored from their
bodies. Birrah became Baiame's wife in the heavens as Kunnanbeili
remained his wife on Earth. She sired several gods, including the
moon-god, Daramulum,
who was born with a stone body and one-leg, but she made him entirely
normal by weaving him a body from a disguise Baiame had discarded. On
Earth, Birrah was worshipped as goddess of fertility and could send rain
to earth, often creating floods when she was displeased. She often
appeared on Earth as an emu.
In modern years, she joined the respective earth-mothers of Earth to
locate twelve young adults to serve as examples of humanity's potential
to the Celestials. These individuals became known as the Young Gods.
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Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 360 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Birrah possesses superhuman strength enabling her
to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Birrah possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including superhuman strength, stamina, endurance,
resistance to injury, vitality and a long-life factor. She also has
several mystical abilities to control water and rain and to change form
into various birds, specifically the emu.
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BROLGA
Real Name: Bralgah (original spelling)
Occupation: Goddess of love and dance
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Brolga except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Brolga's name translates into "Native
Companion"
Place of Birth: Murrumbidgee Plain in New South Wales, Australia
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Bunjil (possible father), Mamingata
(possible mother, alias Gtinawara), Mamingorak (possible stepmother), Binbeal
(possible brother), Thara, Yukope, Djurt-djurt, Dantun, Turnung, Tadjeri (possible half-brothers),
Dinewan (sister),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World")
First Appearance: Brolga has yet to appear in Marvel or DC
Comics.
History: Brolga is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. Not much is known about her except that she once
lived on Earth with her sister, Dinewan, near the shore of the
Murrumbigdee River in Australia. According to myths, Brolga was an
exceptional dancer who created the sun from one of the eggs laid by her sister in the form of a crane.
She was also wooed by the evil god Waiwara, but Whirlwind-spirits carried her away to the heavens. On Earth, she took the form of the
crane.
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Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Brolga possesses superhuman strength enabling her
to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Brolga possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including the ability to tap into and manipulate
mystical energies but to an unknown degree.
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BUNJIL
Real Name: Pund-gel (original spelling)
Occupation: God of water and wisdom, tutelary god of the Kulin
and Wurrunjerri tribes
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Bunjil except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Karora (Gurra name), Bunjil Boran, Bun-jil,
Bunjel, Bun-gil, Pundjil, Pun-gel, Pundgel, Punjel (variant names)
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Bahloo (possible father), Yhi (possible
mother), Baiame,
Narahdarn,
Nurrundere, Nepelle (brothers), Mamingata, Mamingorak (wives), Binbeal,
Thara, Yukope, Djurt-djurt, Dantun, Turnung, Tadjeri (sons),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World") and
Ilbatinya spring near Gariwerd, Australia
First Appearance: Bunjil has yet to appear in Marvel or DC Comics
History: Bunjil is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. Bunjil was one of the most important of the gods
of Australia. According to myths, he is said to have created mankind
from clay while Nepelle crafted women from mud. Nurundere then taught mortal man certain
crafts and skills to live on Earth, but it is unrevealed if Nurundere
and Nepelle are names of Bunjil or separate deities whose rituals were
claimed by his worshippers. Bunjil also entrusted Narahdarn
with a bag of winds which when opened caused floods and devastation.
Bunjil promised to stop the floods if mortal man changed from their
sinful ways. After teaching mankind all he could give them, he retreated
for Wyrra-warre, the pathway to heaven. He often appears on Earth in the
form of an eagle-hawk.
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Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 450 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Bunjil possesses superhuman strength enabling him
to lift (press) 65 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Bunjil possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including the ability to tap into and
manipulate mystical energies for various effects and to control
elemental energies, such as rain and storm. The full range of his powers
are unrevealed.
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DARAMULUM
Real Name: Daramulum
Occupation: God of the moon, Tutelary god of the Yulin tribe,
Patron god of shamans
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Daramulum except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Dharamulan, Daramulan, Darramulum,
Dhurramoolan, Dharramaalan (name variants), Thuremlin (Kamilaroi name)
Place of Birth: possibly Mount Oobi-oobi (modern Mount Yengo near Sydney,
Australia)
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known Relatives: Baiame
(father), Birrah
(mother), Mamaragan
(possible brother), Gnowee
(possible sister), Bralbral (possible son), Djaggua, Djunkgao (possible
daughters),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World") and
Googooremon at Mount Oobi-oobi (modern Mount Yengo near Sydney,
Australia)
First Appearance: Thor & Hercules Encyclopedia Mythologica
History: Daramulum is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. According to myths, he was born with one leg and
a stone body until his mother improved upon his likeness by weaving him
a new body of flesh from skin used as a disguise and shed by Baiame. He
lived with his mother, Birrah, the fertility-goddess, and left her side
only to carry messages between Earth and the heavens, a role he shared
with the messenger-god, Nurrendere, who maybe a god whose identity he
eclipsed. Because of this role, Daramulum was the protector of wirinuns
(Australian shamans), who knew the secret spells for communicating with
Baiame. Daramulum often appeared on Earth as an emu.
It is possible Daramulum was the father of the Djjangawaal Sisters,
the daughters of Gnowee, the sun-goddess, who sired the early Australian
aborigines, but this is unconfirmed.
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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 435 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Daramulum possesses superhuman strength enabling
him
to lift (press) Daramulum tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Bunjil possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including superhuman strength, stamina, endurance,
resistance to injury and a long-life factor. He also had limited powers
of a mystical nature to travel between worlds, such as between Earth and
Tuniruna and send his voice to specific individuals in a form akin to
telepathy. The full range of his powers are unrevealed.
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GNOWEE
Real Name: Gnawdennoorhe (original
spelling)
Occupation: Goddess of the sun, Tutelary goddess of the
Wotjobatluk
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Gnowee except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Wuriupranili/Wuriunpranili (Wurrunjeri
name)
Place of Birth: possibly Mount Oobi-oobi (modern Mount Yengo near Sydney,
Australia)
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known Relatives: Baiame
(possible father), Birrah
(possible mother), Daramulum,
Mamaragan
(possible brothers), Bralbral (son), unnamed son (possibly deceased), Djaggua, Djunkgao (daughters, alias
the Djjangawaal Sisters), Bunbulama (possible daughter-in-law,
alias Madalait), Boaliri, Waimanui (grand-daughters, alias the Wawalag
Sisters)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World") and
Beralku (aka Purelko) (now modern Groote Eylandt in Northern Territory,
Australia)
First Appearance: Thor & Hercules Encyclopedia Mythologica
History: Gnowee is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. Not much is known about her. She is the mother of
the Djjangawaal Sisters who were eternally pregnant and wandered
Australia with their brother, Bralbral, siring mortals and leaving
plants, Unfortunately, Bralbral stole their sacred relics and left them
to follow the sun to return home. Their daughters, the Wawalag Sisters
were swallowed by the Yulunggul serpent.
Gnowee was known to have a son who mysteriously vanished on Earth while
she was busy collecting yams. At night, when she is on Earth, she
searches with a torch trying to find her lost son, but it is unknown if
she is searching for Bralbral for abandoning his sisters or another
unnamed second son.
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Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 325 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Gnowee possesses superhuman strength enabling her
to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Gnowee possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including superhuman strength, endurance,
stamina, vitality and a long life factor.
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MAMARAGAN
Real Name: Mamaragan
Occupation: God of thunder
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Mamaragan except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Lightning-Man, Namarrhun (Gagudja name),
Place of Birth: possibly Mount Oobi-oobi (modern Mount Yengo near Sydney,
Australia)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Baiame
(possible father), Birrah
(possible mother), Kunnanbeili (possible step-mother), Daramulum
(possible brother), Gnowee
(possible sister), Quork-quork (possible wife), Bumerali, Pakadringa,
Tamituka (daughters),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Tuniruna ("Upper World") and
Ugulama Water-hole near Nimbawah, Australia
First Appearance: Thor & Hercules Encyclopaedia Mythologica
History: Mamaragan is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. On Earth, Mamaragan lived during the dry season
in the Ugulama water-hole in Arnhem Land in Northern Australia, only
going out to hunt, but during the wet season, he heads to the heavens to
create rain, his daughters coming behind him to create rain, thunder and
lightning. The sounds of their arrival result in their mother,
Quork-quork, the freshwater-goddess, to appear on Earth in the form of a
frog. Mamaragan is known to strike mortals who offend him with
lightning. He also takes offense at mortals who toss stones into his
water hole at Ugulama.
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Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 525 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Mamaragan possesses Class 100 level strength, enabling
him
to lift (press) over 100 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Mamaragan possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including superhuman strength, stamina, endurance,
resistance to injury and a long-life factor. He also the ability to
summon and control the forces of storm such as thunder and lightning. He
can also create cloud-like structures to move through the sky.
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NARAHDARN
Real Name: Unrevealed, possibly Balayang
(his Murnging name)
Occupation: God of misfortune
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Bullima
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the
existence of Narahdarn except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Bamapana, Bat (Murnging names), Pallian,
Pailian, Palian (Kulin names), Marmoo (Kamilauri name), Narahdarn (Bilber
name),
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Widowed
Known Relatives: Bahloo (possible father), Yhi (possible
mother), Baiame,
Bunjil,
Nurrundere, Ngunderi, Nepelle (brothers), Birrahgnooloo, Kunnanbeili, Mamingata, Mamingorak
(sisters-in-law), wives (names unrevealed, deceased)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Australia
Base of Operations: Nqunung-nqunnut ("Lower World")
First Appearance: Thor & Hercules Encyclopedia Mythologica
History: Narahdarn is a member of an extra-dimensional race of
beings known as the Wondjina, who were worshipped as gods by the
Australian aborigines of Africa and the neighboring Maori tribes of the
South Pacific Islands. Not a particularly well-liked deity, Narahdarn
was responsible for many of the misfortunes that occurred on Earth. As
Balayang the Bat, he was invited to live with his brother, Bunjil, but
he complained about the living conditions and flew away as a bird, his feathers
getting scorched by his nephews, Nankeen and Thara. As Marmoo, he
conjured insects to infest the world, but Baiame created birds to consume
them that they would not be a problem. Narahdarn also took two women
from the Bilber tribe to be his wives, but he actually dismembered them
in his attempts to get honey from a gunnyanny tree that belonged to
Wurranunnah the bee-god. When it was discovered that he had unleashed
death on the world, he was exiled beneath the earth where he rules over
the Darawigal, a race of evil spirits. According to the Australian aborigines,
he sometimes reappears on Earth as a crow.
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Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 425 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Narahdarn possesses superhuman strength enabling
him
to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Narahdarn possesses the conventional powers
of the Australian gods including the ability to tap into and
control psychokinetic energies to create negative results ("bad
luck"). He can conjure whole swarms of insects, create droughts,
change his form into that of various animals and summon evil spirits
that can follow his bidding.
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