Earth Mother

Earth-mother of the Marind dema complex; pairs with Dinadin. Treated as deity.

Children

• Moon Ancestor
• Sami

Domains

• earth

Powers

• brings forth the first dema from the earth

Relations

• spouse: Sky Father

Sources

• van Baal, Jan. Dema: Description and Analysis of Marind-anim Culture (1966)
• Wirz, Paul. Die Marind-anim von Holländisch-Süd-Neu-Guinea (1922–25)