Editing Tarqiup Inua

{{short description|Inuit deity}}
{{For|the moon of Saturn named after Tarqiup Inua|Tarqeq (moon)}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2023}}
In [[Inuit mythology]], '''Tarqiup [[Inua]]''' ("Master of the Moon") is a [[lunar deity]].

Names include:<ref>{{cite book |first1=Zebedee|last1=Nungak |first2=Eugene|last2=Arima |date=1969 |title=Eskimo stories from Povungnituk, Quebec |publisher=National Museums of Canada |location=Ottawa |page=114 |url=https://archive.org/details/unikkaatuatsanau0000nung/page/48/mode/2up |url-access=registration |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
* the general word for moon, {{lang|iu|Tatqeq}} ([[Netsilik]]) and {{lang|iu|Tarqeq}} ([[Iglulik]]), or {{lang|iu|Tarqiup inua}} to specify the spirit
* {{lang|iu|Aningaa}}, {{lang|iu|Aningaaq}}, or {{lang|iu|Aningait}} ([[Netsilik]]) and {{lang|iu|Aningaat}} ([[Iglulik]]) or {{lang|iu|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|date=January 2023}}

== See also ==
* [[Inua]]
* [[List of lunar deities]]

==References==
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{{Inuit religion}}

[[Category:Inuit gods]]
[[Category:Lunar gods]]


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