OCEANIA: What Makes the Waves.

Aboriginal Australian mythology; Ocean waves; Kamilaroi (Australian people); Nature; Creation mythology; Origin of life; Mythology

The article presents an overview and analysis of the Aboriginal Australian myth that explains the way of ocean waves. A summary is provided which details the story of Arrilla of the Kamilaroi people who encounters a dark spirit and later another Aboriginal Australian who tells him how the sky makes waves. The article goes on to discuss how the myth reflects the Kamilaroi people's connection to the earth, plants, and animals and their attempts to account for the origin of things.