Character in Australian Aboriginal mythology
Thardid Jimbo is a character in the Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology of the Ngarrindjeri people[1]. He was a cannibal giant, ultimately defeated by the resourcefulness of the family of a hunter he had killed.
References
- Rose, Carol (2000), Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., p. 357. Available on Google Books.
- Smith, W. Ramsay (1932), Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines. Farrar & Rinehart, New York, reprinted by Dover, 2003, p. 273. Excerpts available on Google Books. ISBNÂ 0-486-42709-9.
- ^ "Thardid Jimbo by Astra Lacis Dennis Hall". Aust Lit. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
