He is assisted by six wirmums or shamans who represent the clans of the Eaglehawk moiety: Djurt-djurt the Nankeen Kestrel, Thara the quail hawk, Yukope the parakeet, Dantum the parrot, Tadjeri the brushtail possum and Turnong the gliding possum.
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Bunjil himself became the star Altair and his two wives, the black swans, became stars on either side.
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This upset Bunjil, who sent his two helpers, Djurt-djurt the Nankeen Kestrel and Thara the quail hawk, after Balayang.
The Koori people of Victoria knew Alshain and γ Aquilae as the Black Swan wives of Bunjil (Altair), the Wedge-tailed Eagle.
The two moiety totems of the Wurundjeri people are Bunjil the Eaglehawk and Waarn the Raven, protector of waterways.
The Koori people of Victoria knew β and γ Aquilae as the Black Swan wives of Bunjil (Altair), the Wedge-tailed Eagle.
To the Jardwadjali and Djab wurrung peoples Gariwerd was central to the dreaming of the creator, Bunjil, and buledji Brambimbula, the two brothers Bram, who were responsible for the creation and naming of many landscape features in western Victoria.