Tarqiup Inua
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In Inuit mythology, Tarqiup Inua ("Master of the Moon") or Tatqim Iñua (Iñupiaq) is a lunar deity.
Names include:
- the general word for moon, Tatqeq (Netsilik) and Tarqeq (Iglulik), or Tarqiup inua to specify the spirit
- Aningaa, Aningaaq, or Aningait (Netsilik) and Aningaat (Iglulik) or Aningaap inua again specifying the spirit
The later names are associated with Sun and Moon (Inuit myth).
Mythology
Tarqiup Inua is a god of fertility, the morally righteous and for the Inuit of Alaska - the animals. The spirit of the Moon is a man, a mighty hunter who dwells in the skies.[citation needed]