Kokksaut
nature_spirit sky Inuit single tradition · 1
Kokksaut is a petrel-spirit, a type of bird-spirit that appears in some versions of the Sedna legend. It is described as the true form of an unknown hunter who marries Sedna in exchange for fish. The Kokksaut takes Sedna to a large nest on a cliff, surrounded by birds.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Inuit oral traditions.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Sedna
- co occurs with
- Isarrataitsoq, Nuliayuk
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Sedna's father agrees to give her to him as wife in return for fish. Sedna's father gives Sedna a sleeping potion and gives her to the hunter who takes her to a large nest on a cliff, revealing his true form: a great bird-spirit (variously described as a raven, a fulmar or a Kokksaut / petrel-spirit).”
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