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* '''Amihan''' is a genderless deity who is depicted as a bird in Philippine mythology. According to Tagalog folklore, Amihan was the first creature to inhabit the universe, along with two other gods, Bathala and Aman Sinaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amihan (mythology) |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amihan_(mythology)&oldid=1007128416 |date=16 February 2021|access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> | |||
* '''Ungud''': In the religion of the Wunambal people of northwestern Australia, Ungud is a snake god who is sometimes male and sometimes female. Ungd is associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans. Ungud is associated with earth and water and is credited with causing rain to fall. At night, Ungud and the sky deity Wallanganda created living beings through their dreams.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of world mythology|date=2000|publisher=Dempsey Parr|others=Auerbach, Loren., Cotterell, Arthur.|isbn=0-7550-0063-3|location=Bath, UK|pages=239|oclc=46836408}}</ref> | * '''Ungud''': In the religion of the Wunambal people of northwestern Australia, Ungud is a snake god who is sometimes male and sometimes female. Ungd is associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shamans. Ungud is associated with earth and water and is credited with causing rain to fall. At night, Ungud and the sky deity Wallanganda created living beings through their dreams.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of world mythology|date=2000|publisher=Dempsey Parr|others=Auerbach, Loren., Cotterell, Arthur.|isbn=0-7550-0063-3|location=Bath, UK|pages=239|oclc=46836408}}</ref> | ||