▁as ▁the ▁Cos mic ▁Ph all us ▁of ▁active , ▁dynamic ▁creation ▁– ▁of ▁fert ility , ▁of ▁the ▁ra west , ▁most ▁prim al ▁part ▁of ▁life . ▁Here ▁water ▁is ▁dangerous , ▁destruct ive , ▁cre ative , ▁blind , ▁un fe eling ▁and ▁mag ical : ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁S nake ▁in ▁its ▁many ▁forms . ▁ ▁The ▁Di raw ong ▁( known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁' Go anna ') ▁ ▁To ▁non ▁Australian ▁Ab original ▁people , ▁Ab original ▁myth ology ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁understand ▁because ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁non ▁human ▁be ings , ▁but ▁behave ▁like ▁humans . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁myth s ▁seem ▁to ▁only ▁care ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁animal ▁or ▁bird , ▁yet ▁have ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁meaning ▁of ▁great ▁importance . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁Sun ▁is ▁a ▁woman , ▁she ▁creates ▁life ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁water , ▁fire , ▁earth ▁and ▁red ▁och re , ▁the ▁Moon ▁is ▁male , ▁and ▁commands , ▁has ▁authority ▁or ▁gover ns ▁the ▁t ides ▁and ▁season al ▁cycles , ▁he ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁a ▁s nake , ▁dog , ▁f rog ▁or ▁water ▁ ▁C ertain ▁trib al ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁Bund jal ung ▁nation ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁s nake ▁and ▁Di raw ong ▁together ▁created ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Richmond ▁River , ▁Go anna ▁Head land , ▁S nake ▁Island ▁and ▁Pel ican ▁Island . ▁ ▁Today , ▁every ▁Ab original ▁nation ▁has ▁a