Fishmaker
nature_spirit intermediate Inuit single tradition · 1
The Fishmaker, also known as Salmon Maker, is a giant that chops away wood. Every woodchip becomes salmon (or other species of fish) when falling in the lake. This giant must be approached from the correct angle, for only then he will provide the human husband the means to cross to the land of the birds.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested across the Arctic, from southern Alaska to west Greenland.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Salmon Maker
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the human hunter meets the Fishmaker (or Salmon Maker) on his journey to the land of the birds, a giant that chops away wood and every woodchip becomes salmon (or other species of fish) when falling in the lake. This giant must be approached from the correct angle, for only then he will provide the human husband the means”
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