# Julana

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{{For|the city in [India](/source/India)|Julana, India}}
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{{Infobox mythical creature|name=Julana|image=|caption=|Grouping=|Sub_Grouping=|AKA=|Similar_entities=[Njirana](/source/Njirana) (father)|Folklore=[Luritja and Jumu](/source/Australian_Aboriginal_religion_and_mythology)|Region=[Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory) and [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia)|Habitat=}}
'''Julana''' is a deity of the Jumu and Luritja people of Western Australia and the Northern Territory in Australia. In the mythology of the Jumu and Luritja people, Julana is an echerous spirit who surprises women by burrowing beneath the sand, leaping out, and raping them. When he was alive, he wandered the Earth with his father, [Njirana](/source/Njirana), during [the Dreaming](/source/the_Dreaming).<ref>{{Cite web |title=JULANA - the Jumu God of Wrongdoing (Australian Aboriginal mythology) |url=https://www.godchecker.com/australian-aboriginal-mythology/JULANA/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Godchecker - Your Guide to the Gods}}</ref>

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Category:Australian Aboriginal gods
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