{{Short description|Goddess of fertility and growth in Australian Aboriginal mythology}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} In Australian aboriginal mythology (specifically: Karadjeri), '''Dilga''' is a goddess of fertility and growth, and the mother of the Bagadjimbiri. She avenged their deaths at the hands of Ngariman by drowning him in her milk, which resurrected her children.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8OuEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dilga%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA234|page=234|title=Goddess Lost: How the Downfall of Female Deities Degraded Women's Status in World Cultures|first=Rachel S. |last=McCoppin |year= 2023|publisher=McFarland |isbn= 9781476648521|access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-yqVhnK5a8C&dq=%22Dilga%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA78 |pages=77–79|title=The Living Labyrinth: Exploring Universal Themes in Myths, Dreams, and the Symbolism of Waking Life|first=Jeremy |last=Taylor |year= 1998|publisher=Paulist Press |isbn= 9780809137664 |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref>
== References == <references /> {{Australia-myth-stub}} {{deity-stub}} Category:Australian Aboriginal goddesses Category:Fertility goddesses