Purelko

The afterlife, heaven, in Australian mythology. It is perceived as an island. The souls of the dead as ferried across by the boatman Wuluwait.

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References

Source

  • Roberts, Ainslie and Charles P. Mountford. (1973). The Dreamtime Book: Australian Aboriginal Myths. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, p. 62.