Baiame

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Baiame is a creator and sky father figure in the mythology of several Aboriginal Australian peoples, often associated with law, ceremony, and the shaping of the land.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Baiame canonical 5
Sky Father 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creator god
deity
figure in Aboriginal Australian mythology
sky father
alsoKnownAs Baayami
Biame
linked to: Byamee

Byamee
associatedPlace Baiame Cave
Baiame’s Ngunnhu (Brewarrina fish traps)
linked to: Brewarrina

Mount Yengo
associatedWith Bora initiation grounds
ceremony
creation of the world
initiation rites
law
shaping of the land
cosmicRole overseer of the world from the sky
culture Aboriginal Australian peoples
function creates landscape features
establishes moral codes
establishes ritual practices
gender male
hasChild Daramulan
iconography depicted with internal decorations or designs
depicted with large eyes
depicted with no mouth
depicted with outstretched arms
influenceOn Aboriginal ceremonial life
Aboriginal law
mythologicalDomain cosmic order
creation myths
social law
narrativeType Dreaming stories
position sky
region southeastern Australia
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
role giver of laws
protector of social order
teacher of ceremonies
spouseOrConsort Birrahgnooloo
Ganhanbili
worshipForm cave paintings
ceremonial sites
rock art
worshippedBy Eora people
Kamilaroi people
Wiradjuri people
other southeastern Australian Aboriginal groups

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wonnarua people hasDeity Baiame
Dyaus Pitar epithet Sky Father
linked to: Baiame
Baiame Cave depicts Baiame