Inuit Mythology - Deities

Deities

Below is an incomplete list of Inuit myth figures thought to hold power over some specific part of the Inuit world:

  • Pinga- the goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine
  • Qailertetang- weather spirit, guardian of animals, and matron of fishers and hunters. Qailertetang is the companion of Sedna.
  • Sedna - the mistress of sea animals
    • Sedna (Sanna in modern Inuktitut spelling) is known under many names, including Nerrivik, Arnapkapfaaluk, Arnakuagsak, and Nuliajuk.
  • Sila - personification of the air
  • Nanook - (Nanuk in the modern spelling) the master of polar bears
  • Tekkeitsertok - the master of caribou

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