Sedna - Drums of Atlantis

An angakkuq (angakkuit) is a spiritual and intellectual figure in Inuit culture

Purpose: To calm Sedna, the Sea Woman, when her rules are broken, causing hunger.

Agloolik shape-shifting ability, transforming into a seal or human

While specific tales about Agloolik aren’t as widely preserved as those of figures like Sedna, its human transformations can be inferred from its purpose and the broader patterns of Inuit spirit lore.

Part-human, part-fish

The Sedna Ceremony: To calm Sedna when rules break and hunger hits, the angakkuq visits her underwater, brushes her hair, and pleads for prey.

Aleutian Myth: Tulugaak created the world

Armed with nothing but his harpoon and the power granted by the sea goddess Sedna, Ukhotrut journeyed to the edge of the coast, where the serpent was last seen.

From that day forward, Ukhotrut was honored as a protector of the Aleutian people, and rituals were conducted to offer thanks to both him and the goddess Sedna for their blessings.

Sedna: Sea goddess, patron of fishing, crucial for Aleutian livelihood.

Which Deities Are Linked to Fish and Water?

Mermaid / water-mother figures: Atargatis; also Yemaya, Sedna, Melusine in the wider survey

Wider survey names that also appear in fish and water myths include Njord, Yemaya, Sedna, Ryujin, Tangaroa, Varuna, Glaucus, and others.

Poseidon: High Priest of Atlantis and God of the Seas

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