Raven and Evil Sparrow

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Raven and Evil Sparrow is a Creation myth originating from the Inuit belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Raven. Others include and Sparrow.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Raven
Belief system: Inuit
Origin: Americas › Northern America › Canada, Greenland

Belief system

Inuit Culture

Polytheistic

Inuit culture refers to the spiritual beliefs of an indigenous group of Eskimo people that inhabit the arctic portion of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.

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Raven

Main deity

Raven was an Inuit deity associated with many different creation narratives.

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Other deities mentioned

Sparrow

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The Inuit Raven and Evil Sparrow creation myth is a cultural story from an indigenous group of Eskimo people that inhabit the arctic portion of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Raven and Evil Sparrow." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 27 Apr. 2019, omnika.org/stable/98. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, April 27). Raven and Evil Sparrow. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/98

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Raven and Evil Sparrow." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 27, 2019. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/98.

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Bibliography

Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
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Inuit Belief system
Raven Main deity
Origin
location_city Canada, Greenland Northern America

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