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Yhi in Legends and Spirit Figures

YEAR
1905
PLACE
New South Wales
SOURCE
Wikisource
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Yhi in Legends and Spirit Figures

vers that at first the tribes were meant to live for ever. The women were told never to go near a certain hollow tree. The bees made a nest in this tree; the women coveted the honey, but the men forbade them to go near it. But at last one woman determined to get that honey; chop went her tomahawk i…

Record ID
1,426
Year
1,905
Source
Wikisource
Index status
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Record ID
1426
Source
Wikisource
Publication
The Euahlayi Tribe; K. Langloh Parker
Published
1905
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Yhi
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
State or territory
NSW
Source voice
Source Grounded Section Record
Publicness
Public Domain Public Web

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vers that at first the tribes were meant to live for ever. The women were told never to go near a certain hollow tree. The bees made a nest in this tree; the women coveted the honey, but the men forbade them to go near it. But at last one woman determined to get that honey; chop went her tomahawk into that hollow trunk, and out flew a huge bat. This was the spirit of death which was now let free to roam the world, claiming all it could touch with its wings. Of eclipses there are various accounts. Some say it is Yhi, the sun, the wanton woman, who has overtaken at last her enemy the moon, who scorned her love, and whom now she.

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