Tarqiup Inua

In Inuit mythology, Tarqiup Inua ("Master of the Moon") is a lunar deity.

For the moon of Saturn named after Tarqiup Inua, see Tarqeq (moon).

Names include:[1]

  • the general word for moon, Tatqeq (Netsilik) and Tarqeq (Iglulik), or Tarqiup inua to specify the spirit
  • Aningaa, Aningaaq, or Aningait (Netsilik) and Aningaat (Iglulik) or Aningaap inua again specifying the spirit

The later names are associated with Sun and Moon (Inuit myth).

Mythology

Tarqiup Inua is a god of fertility, the morally righteous and for the Inuit of Alaska - the animals. The spirit of the Moon is a man, a mighty hunter who dwells in the skies.

See also

References
  1. Nungak, Zebedee; Arima, Eugene (1969). Eskimo stories from Povungnituk, Quebec. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada. p. 114 – via Internet Archive.


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