Byamee (Tale 4)

First appears: Tale 4 · The Origin Of The Narran Lake

In Tale 4, Byamee is married to Birrahgnooloo and Cunnunbeillee. At Narran, he confronts the first and second kurreahs, who are his enemies, and kills them with his woggarahs. He then cuts open the dead kurreahs and recovers the bodies of his wives.

At Boogira, Byamee declares that the Narran will flow into a hollow and form a large lake.

Relationship record

Life events

• Byamee killed both kurreahs with his woggarahs.(Tale 4 · The Origin Of The Narran Lake · 📍 Narran)
  • With: the first kurreah (Tale 4) the second kurreah (Tale 4)
  • “Thinking they might again escape him, Byamee drove them from the water with his spears, and then, at close quarters, he killed them with his woggarahs.”
• Byamee cut open the dead kurreahs and recovered the bodies of his wives.(Tale 4 · The Origin Of The Narran Lake)
  • With: Birrahgnooloo Cunnunbeillee the first kurreah (Tale 4) the second kurreah (Tale 4)
  • “When Byamee saw that the kurreahs were quite dead, he cut them open and took out the bodies of his wives.”
• Byamee declared that the Narran would flow into a hollow and form a large lake.(Tale 4 · The Origin Of The Narran Lake · 📍 Boogira)
  • “when the Narran runs it will run into this hole, and by the spreading of its waters will a big lake be made.”

Tale 4 · The Origin Of The Narran Lake

• married with Birrahgnooloo (The narrator identifies Birrahgnooloo as one of Byamee’s wives.) “Old Byamee said to his two young wives, Birrahgnooloo and Cunnunbeillee,”
• married with Cunnunbeillee (The narrator identifies Cunnunbeillee as one of Byamee’s wives.) “Old Byamee said to his two young wives, Birrahgnooloo and Cunnunbeillee,”
• enemies with the first kurreah (Tale 4) (The passage identifies the kurreahs he pursues as his enemies.) “then he knew he was near his enemies, and soon he saw them.”
• enemies with the second kurreah (Tale 4) (The passage identifies the kurreahs he pursues as his enemies.) “then he knew he was near his enemies, and soon he saw them.”

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Extracted from the original text of Australian Legendary Tales. Made with Rho MD.