Sila, the all-pervading spirit of air and weather, governs the Arctic environment where Amarok hunts. The blizzards and darkness that Sila brings create the conditions in which the giant wolf thrives.
Hunters killed by Amarok on the tundra descend to Adlivun, the underworld beneath the earth, where their souls undergo purification before rebirth.
Anguta ferries the dead to Adlivun, the underworld. Those killed by Amarok on the tundra pass into Anguta's care for their journey to the land of the dead.
Every being in Inuit cosmology possesses an inua, an indwelling spirit. Amarok's inua is what elevates it from an ordinary wolf to a supernatural being of immense power and purpose.
Pinga watches over the caribou and the souls of the living. Amarok culls weak and sick caribou from the herds, maintaining the balance that Pinga oversees.
In Inuit cosmology, Amarok enforces proper conduct on land by hunting reckless hunters, while Sedna withholds sea mammals from those who break taboos.
Shamans who encountered Amarok during vision quests could gain wolf power under the authority of Torngarsuk, the great spirit who governs all helping spirits and shamanic encounters.
Amarok preys upon caribou herds, culling the weak and sick. Tuktu, the caribou spirit, and Amarok exist in ecological balance — the wolf drives migrations and ensures herd health.
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