Tradition / Region: Inuit mythology
Alternate Names: —
Category: Helping spirits
The Myth
Puksinå and Navagioq are helping spirits known from Inuit tradition. They are remembered together in a story witnessed by Anarqåq during one spring near a village.
On that day, Anarqåq saw a being called Qungiaruvlik, the helping spirit of his father. Qungiaruvlik was stealing a child, placing it into her amaut. In response, Anarqåq’s mother’s helping spirits appeared: Puksinå, on the right, and Navagioq, on the left.
Together, Puksinå and Navagioq attacked and killed Qungiaruvlik, preventing the child’s abduction. Through this act, they are remembered as powerful protective spirits, intervening directly to stop harm caused by another spirit.
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