Gin-Gin, wife of Marnbil
Lardil · deity · Lardil traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Gin-Gin, also recorded as Djin-Djin and Ghingin, is the wife of the founding lawgiver Marnbil and one of the three immortal ancestors who came from the west to settle the Lardil country of the Wellesley Islands. While Marnbil travelled to dig a well on the last day of their journey, Gin-Gin stayed near camp gathering tubers and roots and was seduced by her uncle Dewallewal; the discovery of this union led Marnbil to spear Dewallewal, an event that established the first ceremonial ground and brought mortality and the laws governing marriage and kinship upon the Lardil. With Marnbil and Dewallewal she is identified with the mineralised rocks of a reef off Mornington Island.
Domains
- ancestral marriage law
- gathering and tubers
Powers
- to stand as the female ancestor of the founding Lardil group
Epithets
- Djin-DjinDavid McKnight, People, Countries, and the Rainbow Serpent: Systems of Classification among the Lardil of Mornington Island (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999). (secondary)
Relations
- spouse: Marnbil, the founding lawgiverGin-Gin is the wife of the lawgiver Marnbil and one of the three founding ancestors of the Lardil.David McKnight, People, Countries, and the Rainbow Serpent: Systems of Classification among the Lardil of Mornington Island (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999). (secondary)
- lover: Dewallewal, the law-breaking ancestorWhile Marnbil is away, Gin-Gin is seduced by her uncle Dewallewal; the discovery of this union leads Marnbil to spear him.Dick Roughsey (Goobalathaldin), The Rainbow Serpent (Sydney: William Collins, 1975). (secondary)
Sources
- Gin-Gin (Djin-Djin) is the wife of Marnbil and one of the three founding Lardil ancestors, whose seduction by her uncle Dewallewal precipitates his killing and the origin of mortality and marriage law.: David McKnight, People, Countries, and the Rainbow Serpent: Systems of Classification among the Lardil of Mornington Island (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999). (secondary); Dick Roughsey (Goobalathaldin), The Rainbow Serpent (Sydney: William Collins, 1975). (secondary)