Deegeenboyah

Also known as: Decgeenboyah / Deegenboyah · Role: old man · First appears: Tale 28 · Deegeenboyah The Soldier-Bird

Life events

Deegeenboyah falsely claimed to have found the emu nest and joined the Mullyans to trap it.(Tale 28 · Deegeenboyah The Soldier-Bird)
- “He hid in the scrub and waited for their return, at some little distance from their camp.”
Deegeenboyah took the emus and escaped through the spider’s underground home.(Tale 28 · Deegeenboyah The Soldier-Bird)
- “When they were quite out of sight Deegeenboyah jumped up quickly, took up the emus and made for an opening in the ground at a little distance.”
Mullyangah speared Deegeenboyah to death.(Tale 28 · Deegeenboyah The Soldier-Bird)
- With: Mullyangah (Tale 28)
- “Not so,” said Mullyangah, “no man lives to steal twice from a Mullyan;” and, so saying, he speared Deegeenboyah where he stood.”

child: the two daughters of Deegeenboyah (Tale 28) “At last Mullyangah the chief of the Mullyans, said he would find him. Arming himself with his boondees and spears, he went back to where he had last seen Deegeenboyah sitting. He saw where his tracks turned off and where they disappeared, but could not account for their disappearance, as he did not notice the neat little trap-door of the Murgah Muggui. But he hunted round, determined to scour the bush until he found him. At last he saw a camp. He went up to it and saw only two little girls playing about, whom he knew were the daughters of Deegeenboyah.”
married with the two wives of Deegeenboyah (Tale 28) “Deegeenboyah was an old man, and getting past hunting much for himself; and he found it hard to keep his two wives and his two daughters supplied with food.”

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