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In [[Gubbi Gubbi people|Gubbi Gubbi]] [[Australian aboriginal mythology|mythology]], '''Dhakhan''' is an ancestral spirit. He is described as a giant [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]] with the tail of a giant fish. He often appears as a [[rainbow]], as this is his way of travelling between the watering holes which are his homes.<ref name=rb /> He is also the creator of the snakes and serpents that live within the waterholes.

== See also ==
* [[Rainbow Serpent|Rainbow serpent]]

==References==
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<ref name=rb>{{cite journal |last1= Radcliffe-Brown |first1=A.R. |date= 1926 |title= The Rainbow-Serpent Myth of Australia |journal= The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland |volume= 56 |pages= 19-25 |doi= 10.2307/2843596}}</ref>
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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal gods]]
[[Category:Snake gods]]
[[Category:Rainbow serpent deities]]


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