The god/human ancestor of aboriginal Australians. He is depicted as a bat and a popular tale links him with the GREAT RAINBOW SNAKE, also known as KUNMANGGUR. Tjinimin and the Snake fell out when Tjinimin was refused sex with the Snake's consorts, the Green Parrot Girls. In a sulk, Tjinimin hung upside down in a tree to admire the stars, and his nose fell off – explaining why, in native culture, bats have short noses
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