BAIAME

Real Name: Baiame

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Alchera/Dreamtime) god 

Occupation: God of creation

Group Membership: Aboriginal gods (Altjira (Dreamtime god), Daramulum (sky & weather god), Gnowee (sun goddess), Mamaragan (lightning god), Narahdarn (death god), Marmoo (god of evil), the Rainbow Serpent (creator and fertility god(dess)); see comments);
    Council of Godheads

Affiliations: Other Godheads and races of Gods

Enemies: Formerly the Celestials

Known Relatives: See comments;
    possibly Birrangulu and Ganhanbili (wives);
    presumably Daramulum (brother or possibly his son by Birrangulu);

Aliases: “Bunjil” (by the Kulin), the “Minawara” (by the Nambutji), “Karora” (by the Gurra), “Wuragag” (by the Gunwinggu);
    alternative spellings include Biame, Baayami, Baayama or Byamee (see comments)

Base of Operations: Alchera, the Dreamtime (extradimensional realm)

First Appearance: (Real world) Unrevealed);
    Marvel Comics
    (Referenced) All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z#2 (2006);
    (pictured) Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica (2009)

Powers/Abilities: Like other Aboriginal gods, Baiame ceased aging upon adulthood and cannot die by conventional means. He is resistant to conventional diseases and injury, heals at superhuman rates and has superhuman endurance. Only dispersal of a major portion of his bodily molecules will cause death, and even then, a god of greater or equal power, or several gods acting together, may revive him. Aboriginal god flesh and bone are at least twice as durable as human tissue, and average gods can lift about 20 tons. As a creator god/godhead, his strength may be significantly greater. 

    Like other Aboriginalgods, Baiame can navigate the Dreamtime with ease. He is likely a skilled metamorph and can shift all or portions of his body into the form of animals and other natural objects. 

    He likely possesses additional abilities unique to his godly role. As creator god/godhead, his powers are likely on par with the godheads of other pantheons

Height: Unrevealed (perhaps 6'2" to 6'5")
Weight: Unrevealed (some sources have discussed gods being 2-3x more physically dense and thus weighing far more than human, but that has not been confirmed and has been called into question)
Eyes: Unrevealed (perhaps brown)
Hair: Black

History:

Comments: Created by unknown/unidentified Aboriginal people;
    adapted into the Marvel Universe by Jeff Christiansen, et. al.;
    further detailed and pictured by Anthony Flamini and Ben Oliver.

    Here's a question that occurred to me over time. If the gods of Asgard are the Asgardians, the gods of Olympus the Olympians, and the gods of Heliopolis are the Heliopolitans, than why aren't the Aboriginal gods the Alcherans?

    Baiame's parentage is unrevealed. Most races of gods are descended from Gaea or have her involved early in their ancestry, so she may be his mother or grandmother. 
    Alternatively:       

It may be that Baiame and the other Aborginal gods were singlehandedly created by Altjira in the Dreamtime, and it wasn't until Altjira sent them to Earth that they met Gaea's various Aboriginal personas and worked with her to create the features of the physical world. In that sense, Baiame would be more of a contemporary/partner of Gaea. That interpretation would also fit the fact that we established "Wuragag" (the first man) as an alias of Baiame, and his partner "Waramurungundi" (the first woman) could be another identity of Gaea.
--Anthony Flamini

    More information of Baiame, courtesy of mythlok.com. It's anyone's guest how much, if any, of this applies to Baiame of Reality-616.

Baiame is the ancient sky god of the Kamilaroi peoples of New South Wales. He is known for inventing the stone fish trap and for answering prayers for rain. He is also considered to be the creator god for several Aboriginal tribes of south eastern Australia like the Wonnarua, Kamilaroi, Eora, Darkinjung, and Wiradjuri.

Physical Traits

Baiame is often depicted as wearing a large head-dress with various internal decorations. The images available are from numerous cave paintings and stone carvings available, so more detailed descriptions are unavailable. These include vertical lines running down his body and bands and dots. It is believed that he is an older person who is wise and takes an interest in helping the humans who worship him.

Family

He is believed to have two wives, Birrangulu and Ganhanbili. Birrangulu is commonly identified and represented as an emu which is one of the birds that is native to the region. He is also believed to have fathered Dharramalan with Birrangulu according to some tribes while others believe Dharramalan to be his brother.

Other Names

Baiame is usually not known by any other names but there have been many variations to the way the name is spelt depending on the person who is writing about the god. The most common representations are Biame, Baayami, Baayama or Byamee. 

He is also referred as Sky Hero or All Father or Sky Father among most of the tribes from the Australian mainland.

Powers And Abilities

Coming down from the sky, Baiame created forests, rivers, and mountains. He then gave people their laws of life, their songs, culture and the traditions that are followed even today. He created the first initiation site known as a Bora, which is a place where boys were initiated into manhood. He returned to the sky once he was finished, giving him the name Sky Father.

It was forbidden to mention or talk about the name of Baiame publicly. Women were not allowed to see drawings of Baiame nor approach Baiame sites—which are often male initiation sites.

Modern Day Influence

Baiame sites like the Baiame Caves are popular tourist spots in Australia due to the many cave paintings that still exist. The native tribes still hold Baiame in very high regard and fiercely protect other sacred sites that are associated with the creator god. Many tribes also ensure that the male initiation ceremonies are still conducted according to the traditions of the tribe and dedicate it to Baiame. 

    Most mythology websites report similar information. There are images of cave-drawings of Baiame. Check out his Wikipedia page or other sites if you'd like to see them.

    This profile was completed 8/26/2022, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25^th anniversary 's celebratory event.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Baiame should be distinguished from:

• other "Baia" characters, groups, items, races, places, etc.

Appearances:
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z#3: Council of Godheads entry (March, 2006) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer/coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Mark O'English, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Stuart Vandal, Bill Lentz, Richard Green, Anthony Flamini, Barry Reese, Mike Fichera, & Chris Biggs (writers), Michael Short (assistant editor), Jeff Youngquist & Jen Grunwald (editors)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z hardcover#2: Council of Godheads entry (May, 2008) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer/coordinator), Sean McQuad, Madison Carter, Mike Fichera & Stuart Vandal (coordination assistants), Sean McQuaid, Stuart Vandal, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Mark O'English, Eric J. Moreels, Madison Carter, Mike Fichera, Al Sjoerdsma, Chad Anderson, David Wiltfong, Chris Biggs, Jacob Rougemont, Rich Green, Kyle Sims, Anthony Flamini, David Sexton, Bill Lentz, Barry Reese, & Jonathan Couper-Smartt (writers), Brian Overton (copy editor), John Denning & Cory Levine (assistant editors), Mark D. Beazley (editor, special projects), Jeff Youngquist & Jen Grunwald (editors) 

Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica (2009), Anthony Flamini (head writer, coordinator), Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, Paul Cornell (consulting writers), Ben Oliver (Aboriginal gods entry art), Jeff Youngquist (editor)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z hardcover#14 (June, 2010) - Jeff Christiansen & Mike Fichera (head writers/coordinators), Markus Raymond & Mike O'Sullivan (coordination assistants), Stuart Vandal, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Markus Raymond, Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Kevin Garcia, Gabriel Shechter, Jacob Rougemont, Rob London, Rich Green, Chris Biggs, David Wiltfong, Jeph York, Mark O'English, & Mike Gagnon (writers), John Denning (associate editor), Alex Starbuck (assistant editor), Theodore Kutt (copy editor), Mark D. Beazley (editor, special projects), Jeff Youngquist & Jennifer Grunwald (editor)

First posted: 09/06/2026
Last updated: 04/16/2026

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