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LMS.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aatxe m Basque Mythology, Popular CultureMeans "calf" or more specifically, "young bull" in Basque. In Basque mythology, Aatxe is either the androgynous deity
Mari 3 embodied as a young cow or bull, or a lesser shapeshifting spirit that takes the form of a bull and occasionally a human; the latter emerges at night, especially in stormy weather, from his cave dwelling in the Basque mountains.
Abagtha m Biblical, Biblical HebrewEtymology unknown, though sources claim it may mean "father of the wine press" or "fortunate". In the book of Esther, this is the name of one of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court.
Abatur m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from
aba "father" combined with
uthra (
'utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of
Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.
Abdiah m BiblicalGreek variant of Hebrew
Obadiah. Meaning, "servent of
Yahweh" which differs slightly from the Hebrew meaning of, "worshipper of Yahweh."
Abellio m Celtic Mythology, Greek MythologySome scholars have postulated that Abellio is the same name as
Apollo, who in Crete and elsewhere was called
Abelios (Greek Αβέλιος), and by the Italians and some Dorians
Apello, and that the deity is the same as the Gallic Apollo mentioned by Caesar, and also the same as the
Belis or
Belenus mentioned by Tertullian and Herodian.... [
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Abiasaph m Biblical HebrewThe name Abiasaph consists of two parts. The first element is the same as the name
Abi, which occurs only as a feminine name in the Bible. It comes, however, from a word that's used most frequently as element of names, namely אב (
ab), meaning "father" added to the verb אסף (
asap), meaning "to gather." In totality, meaning "my father has gathered."
Abigor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendIn Christian demonology, this was an upper demon ("great duke") of hell. Allegedly Abigor (also known as
Eligor and
Eligos) was the demon of war, in command of 60 legions, portrayed riding a winged or skeletal steed... [
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Abihail m & f Biblical HebrewMeans "my father is might" or "my father is strength" in Hebrew, from אָבִי
('avi) "my father" and חיל
(khayil), which is related to the word חייל
(khayal) "soldier"... [
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Abinadom m MormonSon of Chemish, Nephite historian, and Nephite warrior.
Abora m Guanche MythologyFrom a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *
ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
Abuk f African Mythology, DinkaIn Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of
Deng (
Danka).
Abuse-not f English (Puritan)In reference to 1 Corinthians 9:18, "What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my right in the gospel."
Abyzou f Near Eastern MythologyAppears to be a corrupted form of the Greek
ἄβυσσος ábyssos "abyss", the Greek itself was borrowed from Akkadian
Apsu or Sumerian
Abzu.
Academus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκάδημος
(Akademos), which apparently meant "of a silent district". This was the name of a legendary Athenian hero of the Trojan War tales, whose estate (six stadia from Athens) was the enclosure where
Plato taught his school... [
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Acanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Άκανθος
(Akanthos), which is derived from Greek ακανθος
(akanthos), the name of a plant with large spiny leaves. The plant ultimately derives its name from Greek ακη
(ake) "thorn, point" and Greek ανθος
(anthos) "flower, blossom"... [
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Acarnan m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκαρνάν
(Akarnan), which is derived from Greek ἀκαρνάν
(akarnan), which is said to mean "laurel", but can also refer to a kind of thistle. In Greek mythology, Acarnan was the son of
Alcmaeon... [
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Acastus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἄκαστος
(Akastos), which is derived from Greek ἄκαστος
(akastos) meaning "maple tree, maple wood". In Greek mythology, Acastus was the king of Iolcus, the oldest son of
Pelias... [
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Acestes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of
Akestes. In Greek mythology, this was the name of a hero of Trojan origin, who founded Segesta on Sicily. In a trial of skill, Acestes shot his arrow with such force that it caught fire... [
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Acoetes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκοίτης
(Akoites) meaning "bedfellow, husband". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including the helmsman of a ship that landed on the island of Naxos, where some of the sailors found a beautiful sleeping boy and brought him on board with them... [
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Acoran m Guanche MythologyFrom Guanche
aqqoran, derived from *
āhɣuran "God", literally "the Celestial", from *
ahɣur "firmament, vault of heaven, sky". This was the name of the supreme god in the mythology of the Guanches indigenous to Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands.
Acre m EnglishPotentially transferred use of the surname
Acre or from Old English
æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
akker and German
Acker ‘field’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit
ajra ‘field’, Latin
ager, and Greek
agros.
Acrisius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀκρίσιος
(Akrisios), which is possibly derived from Greek ἀκρίς
(akris) meaning "locust". In Greek mythology, Acrisius was a king of Argos who enclosed his daughter
Danaë in an impenetrable bronze tower (or a deep underground cave)... [
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Actaeon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Άκταίων
(Aktaion), which is derived from Greek ἀκτὴ
(akte), which can mean "headland, foreland, promontory, cape" as well as "coast, shore". In Greek mythology, Actaeon was son of
Aristaeus and
Autonoë in Boeotia... [
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Acts-Apostles m English (Puritan)From
Acts of the Apostles, the title of the fifth book of the New Testament. A man named Acts-Apostles Pegden (1795-1865), nicknamed 'Actsy', had four older brothers named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Adamantine f French, EnglishMeans "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin
adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek
adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -
ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [
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Adelelm m Anglo-NormanMedieval name recorded in Domesday Book (1086), probably from the continental Germanic name
Adalhelm. (The Old English cognate
Æðelhelm or
Æthelhelm had become reduced to
Æthelm by
circa 940, making it a less likely source.)
Adeona f Roman MythologyThe Roman goddess who guides the child back home, after it has left the parental house for the first time and monitored its coming and going in learning to walk.
Adiante f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ἀδίαντον
(adianton) meaning "maidenhair" (a plant, species Adiantum capillus-veneris) or ἀδίαντος
(adiantos) meaning "unwetted, not bathed in sweat", from the negative prefix ἀ
(a) and the verb διαίνω
(diaino) "to wet, to moisten"... [
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Adimata f Indian, HindiMeans "the primal mother", from
adi "primeval, first" and
mata "mother".
Adinatha m HinduismMeans "original lord, the first lord, the primordial master" or "the Supreme Lord, lord of lords" in Sanskrit, composed of आदि
(ādi) "primeval, first" and नाथ
(nātha) "master, lord"... [
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Admatha m BiblicalMeans "a cloud of death" or "a mortal vapor" according to Hitchcock's Dictionary of Biblical Names. One of the seven princes of Persia in the book of Esther.
Adna m BiblicalOne of the family of Pahath-moab, who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. ( Ezra 10:30 ) (B.C. 459.) ... [
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Adore f EnglishLate Middle English via Old French from Latin
adorare ‘to worship’, from
ad- ‘to’ +
orare ‘speak, pray’.
Adranos m Greek MythologyThe name of a fire deity worshipped by the Sicels of ancient Sicily, especially in the town of Adranus (modern Adrano). He is said to have been driven out of Mount Etna by
Hephaestus.
Adroa m African MythologyThe God of the Lugbara, who dwell in the area between Zaire and Uganda. Adroa had two aspects: good and evil. He was looked on as the creator of heaven and Earth, and was said to appear to a person who was about to die... [
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Adsullata f Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly British
adsiltia "she who is gazed at". This was the name of a river goddess worshipped by the Continental Celts. It may be an older form of
Esyllt.
Advent m MalaysianOld English, from Latin
adventus ‘arrival’, from
advenire, from
ad- ‘to’ +
venire ‘come’.
Aëdon f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἀηδών
(aēdōn) "songstress" or from Greek ἀηδονίς
(aēdonis) "nightingale". Also compare Greek ἀοιδή
(aoidē) meaning "song". This was the name of a legendary queen of Thebes who plotted to kill her rival
Niobe's son, but killed her own son accidentally... [
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Aeëtes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἰήτης
(Aiêtês), possibly derived from Greek αἴητος
(aiêtos) "terrible, mighty". In Greek mythology Aeëtes was a king of Colchis in Asia Minor (modern Georgia) and the father of Medea... [
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Aega f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἴγη
(Aige), derived from αἴξ
(aix) "she-goat" or ἄϊξ
(aix) "gale of wind". In Greek mythology, Aega or
Aex nursed the infant
Zeus in Crete, along with her sister
Helice, after
Rhea gave
Cronus a stone to swallow instead of the newborn Zeus... [
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Aegea f Greek MythologyShe was sister to
Circe and
Pasiphaë, and daughter of the sun. When the Titans attacked the gods of Olympus,
Gaia placed Aegea in a cave to hide her shining loveliness.
Aegialeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἰγιαλεύς
(Aigialeus), which is derived from Greek αἰγιαλός
(aigialos) meaning "beach, sea-shore". Also compare Greek αἴξ
(aix) meaning "a tall wave"... [
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Aegina f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the Greek Αιγινη (
Aigine), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps an alternative name for the plant known as Etruscan honeysuckle in English. In Greek mythology she was a naiad loved by
Zeus, who abducted her in the form of an eagle, carrying her off to the island of Attica... [
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Æilæifr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
einn "one, alone" and
leifr "descendent" or
ǣvi "life" and
leifr "descendent", as well as a variant of
Øylæifr.
Ælli m Anglo-SaxonSparse records tell of a King Ida of Bernicia and a King Ælli or
Ælle of Deira in the middle of the 6th century.
Aellic m Medieval EnglishCombination of Anglo-Saxon elements
ael meaning "hall, temple" and
lic with the contested meaning of "like" or "body."
Aequitas m & f Roman MythologyMeans "equity, equality, fairness" in Latin. During the Roman Empire, Aequitas as a divine personification was part of the religious propaganda of the emperor, under the name Aequitas Augusti, which also appeared on coins... [
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Aericura f Celtic Mythology (Latinized)The origins of this name are uncertain; probably a Latinized form of a Celtic name, although some Latin roots have been suggested (including
aes, genitive
aeris, "brass, copper, bronze, money, wealth"; and
era, genitive
erae, "mistress of a house")... [
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Aerten f CelticDerived from
agro-, "carnage", and
tan-nu, "to broaden" or "to spread", or
ten-n-do-, "to break" or "to cut".
Æschere m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon MythologyDerived from the Old English elements
æsc "ash tree" and
here "army". This name occurs in the 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf' belonging to King Hroðgar's most trusted adviser; Æschere is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after Grendel's death.
Æscmann m Anglo-SaxonProbably originally a byname from Old English
æscmann "sailor, pirate", i.e. one who sailed in an ash-wood boat, from the elements
æsc "ash tree", sometimes referring to a kind of light ship, and
mann "person, man".
Aesepus m Greek MythologyA river god in Greek mythology, personifying the river and town of Aesepus (today Gönen, Turkey).
Aeta f English (British)This name derives from the a palm tree called the Aeta Palma (Mauritia Flexuosa), discovered in British Guiana and named by a the botanist William Davis Lamb who then used the name for his daughter.
Aetna f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Αἴτνη (
Aitne), perhaps from
aithein "to burn". Aetna was the Greek personification of Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. Its strange noises were attributed to the ironworking of
Vulcan's forge.
Afan m Welsh, Medieval WelshThe name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as
Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *
abon- "river" (making it a cognate of
Afon)... [
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Afeworq m AmharicMeans "mouth of gold" from Amharic አፍ
(ʾäf) "mouth" and ወርቅ
(wärḳ) "gold".
Afshin m PersianModern form of
Pišīn through Avestan
Pisinah. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.
Agasaya f Near Eastern MythologyPossibly means "shrieker". This was the name of an early Semitic goddess of war who was merged into
Ishtar in her identity as fearless warrior of the sky.
Agee m Biblical HebrewAgee was the father of
Shammah, who was one of
David's mighty men (II Samuel 23:11). Based on interpretations of I Chronicles 11:34 and II Samuel 23:32-33 Agee was either the grandfather of
Jonathan or his brother.
Agenet m Medieval EnglishPossibly a medieval diminutive of names beginning with the Old French element
agin, a lengthened form of Proto-Germanic *
agjō "blade" (e.g.
Agenulf; see
Aginulf).
Agenoria f Roman MythologyGoddess who endowed a child with the capacity to lead an active (
actus) life. Her name is presumably derived from the Latin verb
ago,
agere,
egi,
actum, "to do, drive, go."
Aglauros f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective ἄγλαυρος
(aglauros), a variant of ἀγλαός
(aglaos) meaning "bright, shining, splendid". In Greek mythology Aglauros was the eldest daughter of the Athenian king
Cecrops... [
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Agloolik m & f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Agloolik is a spirit that lives underneath the ice and gives aid to fishermen and hunters.
Agrestes m Arthurian CycleDerived from Latin
agrestis meaning "rural, rustic, wild, brutish", from
ager "field, farm". This is the name of an ancient pagan king of Camelot in the Old French Arthurian romance 'Estoire del Saint Graal' ("History of the Holy Grail", 1220-35)... [
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Agrotora f Greek MythologyThis was an epithet of the Greek goddess
Artemis, under which title she was regarded as the patron goddess of hunters. Conceivably related to Greek ἄγρᾱ (
agra) "hunt, catch" and the name of the Brythonic war goddess
Agrona, from old Celtic
agro "battle, carnage".
Aha m MormonNephite military officer (c. 80 BC)
Ahalya f HinduismFrom Sanskrit अहल
(ahala) meaning "unploughed, unfurrowed". In Hindu mythology Ahalya was a woman created by the god
Brahma. She was married to the sage Gautama Maharishi but was seduced by
Indra, causing her husband to punish her for her infidelity by turning her into stone... [
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Ahaz m BiblicalMeaning "has held," is a diminutive of
Jehoahaz, meaning "Yahweh has held." He was king of Judah, and the son and successor of
Jotham... [
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Ahiman m BiblicalMeaning "brother of the right hand / brother of a gift."
Ahimelech m BiblicalMeans "my brother is king" in Hebrew, from אָח
(ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" combined with י
(i) "my" and מֶלֶךְ
(meleḵ) "king"... [
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Ahinadab m Biblical HebrewMeaning, "My Brother Is Noble." Son of
Iddo, is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by
Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household... [
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Ahisamach m BiblicalMeans "brother of support" or "my brother supports", derived from the Hebrew noun אָח
(ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" (combined with the letter י
(i) "my", thus "my brother" or "brother of") and the verb סמך
(samak) "to support, to uphold"... [
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Ahishar m Biblical HebrewMeans "my brother has sung" in Hebrew. In 1 Kings, he is mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of department.
Ahkiyyini m Inuit MythologyIn Eskimo folklore there is a skeleton-ghost named Ahkiyyini. He was always dancing when he was alive, and his skeleton comes back every so often to do a jig that shakes the ground and turns boats over in the river... [
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Ahnjong m KoreanCombination of the name elements
ahn meaning "tranquility" and
jong meaning, "lineage, ancestry."
Aholiab m Biblical, English (Puritan)Means "father's tent", derived from the Hebrew nouns אֹהֶל
('ohel) meaning "tent" and אָב
(ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament, Aholiab or Oholiab son of
Ahisamakh, of the tribe of
Dan, worked under
Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting) and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant... [
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Ahurani f Near Eastern Mythology, Persian MythologyMeans "she who belongs to Ahura" in Avestan, from the name
Ahura, referring to either the creator god Ahura Mazda or the various other ahuras of the Avesta, combined with the feminine suffix
-ani meaning "companion, wife, mate"... [
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Ahuzam m BiblicalBorne by Ahuzam, son of Ashur, the father or founder of Tekoa. (1 Book of Chronicles 4:6).
Áillun m & f SamiThis name derives from the Old Norse name
Áslæikr, composed of two elements:
*ansuz (heathen god,
áss, god) plus
lėih (joke, amusement, exercise, sport, dance, magic, music, melody, song)... [
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Aimend f Irish MythologyIrish sun godess. This name appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic
aidu-mandā. The name literally means "burning stain," which may have been a byword for the notion of ‘sunburn.’ The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic name is likely to have been
Aedumanda.
Ainia f Greek MythologyAinia was an Amazon who presumably accompanied Penthesilea to the Trojan War and was eventuelly killed by Achilles. She is known only from an Attic terracotta relief fragment.
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Aisil m Medieval EnglishPerhaps a misspelling of
Ailsi, a form of
Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.
Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval FrenchThe first element of this name may be Old High German
eit meaning "fire; brilliant". The second element is Old Saxon
hard "strong, hard" (Old High German
hart).
Aius m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman (Rare)From Latin
āio meaning "to say, affirm", cognate to Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌖𐌔 (
aius) meaning "omen, tell, response". Aius Locutius (meaning "spoken affirmation") was a Roman deity or numen associated with the Gallic invasions of Rome during the early 4th century BC.
Aiyy m Siberian MythologyFrom Yakut айыы
(ayıı) meaning "creation", a derivative of ай
(ay) "to create". In Yakut or Sakha mythology the Aiyy are good spirits who created the world.
Ajbit m Mayan MythologyOne of the thirteen Mayan gods who created human beings. Ajbit assisted in the actual construction work.
Ajok m African MythologyThe god of the Lotuko, a Sudanese people. It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if men chose to keep him so. Family strife was seen to be the cue for death to enter the family, and indeed a story is told of a Lotuko mother who implored Ajok to restore her dead child to life... [
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Ajysyt f Siberian MythologyMeans "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.
Akaitcho m YellowknifeDirect translation is "big foot" or "big feet" referencing a less literal translation of "like a wolf with big paws, he can travel long distances over snow."
Akela f & m Literature, IndianAkela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories,
The Jungle Book (1894) and
The Second Jungle Book (1895).
Aken m Egyptian MythologyThe custodian of the ferryboat who ferries the souls of the deceased to the Egyptian underworld of Duat, and he was also said to rule Duat in general on behalf of
Osiris... [
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Akhlut m & f Inuit MythologyIn Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and an orca. It is a vicious, dangerous beast. Its tracks can be recognized because they are wolf tracks that lead to and from the ocean.