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Inuit Pantheon varies slightly, depending on where the particular
Inuit live. The sea and sea animals play an important role
in the pantheon, as does the mythical figure of the raven.
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AAKULUUJJUSI
was the great creator mother among the Inuit people. She
made the animals that feed humankind. |
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AKYCHA
was the sun god of the Inuit in Alaska. |
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ALIGNAK
was the god of the moon, storms, earthquakes and tides. |
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ANGUTA
was known as "His Father", is responsible for conveying the
dead to Adlivun where they must sleep for a year. The supreme being
of the Inuit. |
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ANINGAN
was the Moon god of the Inuit in Greenland (called Igaluk
in Alaska). |
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ATSHEN
was an Inuit cannibal spirit. |
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EEYEEKALDUK
was the god of healing. |
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IDLIRAGIJENGET
was a sea goddess. |
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IDLIRVIRISONG
was the cousin of the sun. |
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IGNIRTOQ
was the goddess of lightning. |
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IINUA
is a concept of the spirit which resides in people, animals and
geographic features, such as lakes mountains etc. |
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ISITOQ
was a spirit who finds people who have broken taboos. |
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KADLU
was the goddess of thunder (sometimes they are three sisters). |
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MALINA
was the sun goddess of the Inuits who live in Greenland. |
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MATSHISHKAPEU
was the Fart man of Inuit myth (also responsible for constipation). |
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NANOOK
was the Bear god. |
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NEGAFOOK
was the god of cold weather. |
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PANA
took care of the souls of humans before they are reincarnated. |
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PINGA
transported the souls of those who have died to heaven, and
watches over the actions of humans. |
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RAVEN
created the world and the first human beings. |
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SEDNA
was the sea spirit and the goddess of the sea animals (Arnarquagsag
in Greenland; Nerivik in Alaska). According to the myth Sedna now
lives at the bottom of the sea (Adlivun) with the seals and other
sea animals. |
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WENTSHUKUMISHITEU
was a highly dangerous Inuit water spirit that was said to
protect young animals, especially otters, from hunters. |
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| "The
Big Myth" © Distant Train 2002 |
