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Gods   Good spirit that lived under the ice and helped with
hunting and fishing.   Evil god of the sea that ould hurt
boating by biting them.   Mother goddess of childbirth.
Ek Chua    The demon cousin of the moon. Sometimes
Irdlirvirissong comes out into the sky to dance and clown and
make the people laugh. But if anyone is nearby, the people must
restrain themselves or the demon clown will dry them up and eat
their intestines.   Evil Earth spirit with the appearance of a
dog.   Goddess of the sea and the creatures of the sea. A one-
eyed giant. A frightfull old hag, but she was young and
beautiful when her father threw her in the sea as a sacrifice. A
sorcerer wishing to visit Sedna must pass through the realms of
death and then cross an abyss where a wheel of ice spins
eternally and a cauldron of seal meat stews endlessly. To return
he must cross another abyss on a bridge as narrow as a knife
edge.   A beautiful young maiden carrying a to