Namarrkon the Lightning Man and his wife Barrginj are the parents of Aljurr the grasshopper spirit, their family depicted together in the rock art at Anbangbang in Kunwinjku country.
In Kakadu and western Arnhem Land traditions, the Rainbow Serpent and Namarrkon share dominion over the monsoon season — Namarrkon splits the dark sky with lightning while the Rainbow Serpent rises from the billabongs to bring the flooding rains, both depicted together in rock art at Nourlangie.
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