Tulugaak Explained
In Inuit mythology, Tulugaak was the creator of light. The meaning of tulugaq is 'raven';[1] cf. the god Tuluŋigraq ("something like a raven"[2]).
Sometimes related to other sky gods, like Torngarsuk and Anguta from Inuit pantheon.
References
- Book: Lowenstein . Tom . Asatchaq . Tukummiq . The Things That Were Said of Them : Shaman Stories and Oral Histories of the Tikiġaq People . 1992 . University of California Press . Berkeley, CA . 0-520-06569-7.
Notes and References
- Lowenstein 1992, p. 214.
- Lowenstein 1992, p. 10.