Bila
Bila is the sun goddess in the mythology of the Adnyamathanha people of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. According to Dreamtime stories, Bila was a woman who carried fire and traveled across the sky each day, bringing light and warmth to the world. She was known to be particularly fond of eating roasted kangaroo tails. One day, two men who were being pursued by Bila in her hunger transformed themselves into giant kangaroo rats and burrowed into the ground. Bila tried to follow them and caused a great fire, which the people had to extinguish through ceremonies. The story explains the ori