Inuit Mythology

Hey everybody and welcome back to Raisa's Mythological Creature Blog! Today I will be introducing 10 Mythological Creatures from Inuit Mythology.

Today's first creature is Amarok, a giant wolf. It is said to devour any person that is idiotic enough to hunt at night, but they are quite different to real wolves. These imaginary wolves hunt alone. A person reported that Greenland Inuits reserved the name Amarok (or Amaroq) for this particular wolf, whereas other Inuit countries use it for any wolf.

The Great Worm, because that is his name, is a big worm, a caterpillar, to be exact. A figure that Eskimos from Alaska are not only afraid of, but also feel great dislike towards him. He can transform into a human being and usually appears in this form.



Ijiraq is a shape shifting creature that kidnaps children and abandons them. The inukszuk, which is a stone sculpture made to look like a person, tries to help them by allowing them to convince the ijiraq to let the innocent children go. In Inuit Myths, Ijiraq actually means 'shape shifter'.

Qalupalik is a creature that lives in the sea. It is a very evil mermaid and it scares children. She is described as having long crazy hair, green skin and fingernails that look like claws because they are very long. A myth about her is that it is said that she carries little kids using an item of clothing called an amautik.

Mahaha was a demon that attacked certain parts of Alaska. His skin was blue and his eyes were white due to the freezing conditions. A myth about Mahaha says that it tickles its victims to death using very long fingernails attached to his numb fingers.

Akhlut is an orca spirit. It can walk on land, and instead of being a regular orca, it is a wolf-orca hybrid. It goes on land for one reason: For food. According to various myths, his tracks are very well recognised because he has wolf tracks leading from and to the ocean.

Qiqirn is a dog spirit that scares Inuits. He's frightening, but he's also very skittish (scared easily). Men and dogs run away from it, but he also runs from dogs and men. A myth about Qiqirn tells that he has hair on his feet, ears, mouth and tail and that this may be the reason that men and dogs are scared of him.

Tariasuq is a humanoid creature. He is associated with many things, including shadows and invisibility. It is believed to be just like any other human being because it has everything we need to survive, but the difference is that they are only visible when they are dead. A myth about Tariasuq tells that they only hunt while on foot.


Today's final creature is Tizheruk, an Inuit snake like creature. It is said to have a head that is 7 feet long and a tail that had a flipper. A myth about Tizheruk says that it has snatched people off piers and balconies without them noticing anything.

Thanks for reading today's blog! See you next time! Bye!