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The Caribou Mother is an Inuit deity who represents the source of caribou, formerly a vital food source for the Inuit people. She is seen as gigantic, with people and caribou as lice on her enormous body. Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... Suborders Anoplura (sucking lice) Rhyncophthirina Ischnocera (avian lice) Amblycera (chewing lice) Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3000 species of wingless parasitic insects. ...

Categories: North American mythology stubs | Inuit goddesses | Inuit mythology Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. ... Aakuluujjusi is the great creator mother among the Inuit people. ... In Inuit mythology, Akna (mother) is a goddess of fertility and childbirth. ... In Inuit mythology, Arnakuagsak (old woman from the sea) was an Inuit goddess, one of the primary deities of the religion, who was responsible for ensuring the hunters were able to catch enough food and that the people remained healthy and strong. ... Arnapkapfaaluk (big bad woman) was the sea goddess of the Inuit people of Canadas Coronation Gulf area. ... In Inuit mythology, Asiaq is a weather goddess (or, more rarely a god) and was quite frequently invoked by the Angakoq for good weather. ... In Inuit mythology, Aulanerk is a friendly sea god who rules over the tides, waves and joy. ... In Inuit mythology, Kadlu refers to either one goddess or three sisters who presided over thunder. ... (Malina can also be a surname. ... In Alaskan Inuit mythology, Nerrivik was the sea-mother and provider of food for the Inuit people. ... In Inuit mythology, Nujalik is the goddess of hunting on land. ... // Goddess In Inuit mythology, Pinga (the one who is up on high) was a goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. ... In Inuit mythology, Pukkeenegak is a goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes. ... In Inuit mythology, Sedna (Inuktitut Sanna, á“´á“á“‡) is a sea goddess and master of the animals, especially mammals such as seals, of the ocean. ... In Inuit mythology, Tootega is a wisened old goddess, who lives in a stone hut and has the ability to walk on water. ... In Inuit mythology, Aipaloovik is an evil sea god associated with death and destruction. ... In Inuit mythology, Akycha is a solar deity worshipped in Alaska. ... In Inuit mythology, Alignak is a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses and earthquakes. ... In Inuit mythology Amaguq is a trickster and wolf god. ... In Inuit mythology, Eeyeekalduk is the god of medicine and good health. ... In Inuit mythology, Idliragijenget is the god of the ocean. ... In Inuit mythology, Igaluk is one of the most powerful gods of the pantheon. ... In Inuit mythology, Ignirtoq is a god of light and truth. ... In Inuit mythology, Issitoq (also Isitoq) is a deity that punishes those who break taboos. ... In Inuit mythology, Nanook was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters had followed all applicable taboos and if they deserved success in hunting bears. ... In Inuit mythology, Negafook is a god of weather systems, particularly wintry cold ones. ... In Inuit mythology, Nootaikok was a god who presided over icebergs and glaciers. ... In Inuit mythology, Pana was the god who cared for souls in the underworld (Adlivun) before they were reincarnated. ... In Inuit mythology, Tarquiup Inua is a lunar deity. ... In Inuit mythology, Tekkeitsertok is a god of hunting and the master of deer, one of the most important hunting gods in the pantheon. ... In Inuit mythology, Tornarsuk is a god of the underworld and head of the protective gods known as the tornat. ... In Inuit mythology, the Tornat are a group of protective gods, led by Tornarsuk. ... In Inuit mythology, Torngasoak (or Torngasak) is a very powerful sky god, one of the more important deities in the Inuit pantheon. ... In Inuit mythology, Tulugaak was the creator of light. ... In Inuit mythology, the Adlet are monsters that drink blood. ... In Inuit mythology, Adlivun (those beneath us; also known as Idliragijenget) refers to both the spirits of the departed who reside in the underworld, and that underworld itself, located beneath the land and the sea. ... In Inuit mythology, Agloolik is a spirit that lives underneath the ice and gives aid to fishermen and hunters. ... In Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and a whale. ... Amarok is the name of a giant wolf in Inuit mythology. ... In Inuit mythology, Anguta is a psychopomp, ferrying souls from the land of the living to the underworld, called Adlivun where they must sleep for a year. ... In Inuit mythology, Atshen is a cannibalistic spirit. ... In Inuit mythology, Aumanil is a kind and beneficient spirit. ... In Inuit mythology, the Ishigaq were little people, similar to fairies. ... In Inuit mythology, Keelut is an evil chthonic spirit who resembles a hairless dog. ... In Inuit mythology, Kigatilik is a vicious, violent demon, especially known for killing shamans. ... In Inuit mythology, Matshishkapeu is the most powerful spirit--even more powerful than the Caribou Master. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... In Inuit mythology, Wentshukumishiteu is a water-elemental which fiercely protected the young of various animal species from human hunters. ... In Inuit mythology, Apanuugak is a culture hero who was sometimes depicted as a error-prone warrior who lives to old age or as a dastardly villain. ... In Inuit mythology, Ka-Ha-Si was a lazy Inuit boy who was shunned by his tribe for his constant sleeping. ... Kiviuq (also spelled Qiviuq, Kiviuk and other variants) is the hero of an epic of the Inuit of the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. ... Among the Inuits of Alaska, the inoGo tied (house of spirits) refers to a luck and protection talisman made from blubber encased in seal fur. ... In Inuit mythology, Inua or Inuat refers to a sort of soul which exists in all people, animals, lakes, mountains and plants. ... In Inuit mythology, Silap Inua or Sila was, similar to mana or ether, the primary component of everything that exists; it is also the breath of life and the method of locomotion for any movement or change. ...