Sedna (mythology)

This article is about the Inuit sea goddess. For other uses, see Sedna (disambiguation).
This article contains Canadian Aboriginal syllabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics.
Sedna
Goddess of the sea and marine animals
Sedna sculpted by Nuvualiak Alariak
Other namesArnakuagsak, Sassuma Arnaa, Nerrivik, Arnapkapfaaluk
Inuit scriptᓴᓐᓇ
ParentsIsarrataitsoq (mother), Anguta (father)
Equivalents
GreekAmphitrite
RomanSalacia
EgyptianTefnut
HawaiianNāmaka

Sedna (Inuktitut: ᓴᓐᓇ, romanized: Sanna, previously Sedna or Sidne) is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit religion, also known as the Mother of the Sea or Mistress of the Sea. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adlivun, the Inuit version of the underworld. In sculptures, Sedna is often depicted with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a marine mammal, similar to a mermaid.