Nuliayuk
deity water Inuit single tradition · 1
Nuliayuk is a figure in the Netsilik region's version of the Sedna myth, portrayed as a mistreated orphan. People tried to drown her by chopping off her fingertips, which transformed into seals and walruses. She marries a sculpin and lives in the sea, controlling all sea mammals.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Inuit oral traditions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kokksaut, Isarrataitsoq
- syncretized with
- Sedna
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Netsilik region, the story states that Nuliayuk was a mistreated orphan. One day the people tried to get rid of her by attempting to drown her by chopping off her fingertips, which transformed into seals and walruses.”
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