Anguta and Sedna jointly rule Adlivun, the Inuit underworld. Anguta ferries the souls of the dead there in his kayak, while Sedna judges them from her undersea house, determining their fate based on whether the living observed proper taboos.
Those killed by the Adlet descend to Adlivun. The dog-people's victims in the interior pass to the same underworld that receives all the dead.
Hunters killed by Amarok on the tundra descend to Adlivun, the underworld beneath the earth, where their souls undergo purification before rebirth.
Anningan's moon watches over the world of the living while Adlivun holds the dead below. His cyclical waning and disappearance mirrors the soul's descent into the underworld before rebirth.
The inua of the dead — the vital souls of humans and animals alike — descend to Adlivun after death. The underworld preserves and purifies these spirits before they can be reborn into the living world.
In some versions of the Kiviuq cycle, the eternal wanderer journeys to Adlivun, the underworld, during his travels. He is among the rare living beings to visit the realm of the dead and return.
Pinga guides worthy souls out of Adlivun after their purification, directing them upward toward the celestial realm. She watches over the transition from the underworld to the sky paradise above.
Adlivun and Qudlivun are the two afterlife realms in Inuit cosmology. Souls first descend to Adlivun for purification, and the worthy may then ascend to Qudlivun, the celestial paradise in the sky.
Sila governs the world above and outside, while Adlivun is the underworld below. Souls pass from Sila's realm of breath and life down to Adlivun at death, departing the air that sustained them.
Torngarsuk's shamans journey to Adlivun to negotiate with the dead and with Sedna. The helping spirits Torngarsuk grants enable safe passage to and from the underworld realm.
Caribou souls from Tuktu's herds pass through Adlivun after death. The underworld purifies and renews these animal spirits before they are reborn into new caribou bodies on the tundra above.
Those killed by a tupilak descend to Adlivun, the underworld realm of the dead. The spirit construct fulfills its creator's vengeance, delivering its victim's soul to the cold realm beneath the earth.
Tuurngait guide shamans on spirit journeys to Adlivun, the underworld. The helping spirits protect the angakkuq from dangers during the descent and enable negotiations with the dead on behalf of the living.
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