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List of Gods : "Tornarssuk" - 2 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Tornarssuk"	Inuit	A god of the underworld and head of the protective gods known as the tornat. Inuit
Deities name "Tornarssuk (big tornak or shaman)"	Inuit	Supreme being. The master of the tornat, the group of controlling deities. He is essentially benevolent and can be communicated with through the individual tornak of a shaman. His home is in the underworld in the land of souls. He is described as being of vague appearance, possibly in the guise of a huge bear, though in Greenland Inuit tradition he lives in the sea, appearing as a large fat seal with long tentacles (i.e. possibly a cuttlefish). He devours the souls of those he can capture. With the introduction of Christianity he was syncretized with the devil....

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