Tarqiup Inua

Template:Short description Template:For Template:More citations needed In Inuit mythology, Tarqiup Inua ("Master of the Moon") is a lunar deity.

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• the general word for moon, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Netsilik) and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Iglulik), or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} to specify the spirit
• {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Netsilik) and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Iglulik) or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 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.Template:Citation needed

See also

• Inua
• List of lunar deities

References

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