Quugaarpak
demonic underworld Inuit single tradition · 1
Quugaarpak are underworld monsters in Inuit tradition that explain the presence of mammoth and other Ice Age remains washing out of riversides. These beings dig their way up from the underworld to the human world but die upon breathing the air of the surface realm.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Taweret
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Quugaarpak - (Inuit) Explanation for Mammoths & other Ice Age remains washing out of riversides. Underworld monsters who dig their way up to the human world, but die upon breathing our air.”
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