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{{Short description|Fertility goddess in Australian Aboriginal mythology}}

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In [[Australian Aboriginal mythology]] {{which|date=January 2022|reason=it appears that she is part of the beliefs of the "Pennefather River tribe" or the "Pennefather blacks". Which tribe is this?}}, '''Anjea''' is a [[fertility]] goddess or spirit. People's souls reside within her in between their incarnations. She picks them up at their resting places in the sand, which are marked with twigs. The twigs are arranged in the ground so as to form a circle, and they are tied together at their tops, so that the resulting structure resembles a cone. The spirits are taken away for several years, but Anjea eventually creates new children from mud, and places them in the wombs of future mothers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jordan |first1=Michael |title=Dictionary of gods and goddesses |date=14 May 2014 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=9781438109855 |page=20 |edition=2nd}}</ref>

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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal goddesses]]
[[Category:Fertility goddesses]]


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