Sedna (mythology)

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Sedna
Goddess of the sea and marine animals
Sedna sculpted by Nuvualiak Alariak
Other names	Arnakuagsak, Sassuma Arnaa, Nerrivik, Arnapkapfaaluk
Inuit script	ᓴᓐᓇ
Parents	Isarrataitsoq (mother), Anguta (father)
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Amphitrite
Roman equivalent	Salacia
Egyptian equivalent	Tefnut
Hawaiian equivalent	Nāmaka

Sedna (Inuktitut: ᓴᓐᓇ, romanized: Sanna, previously Sedna or Sidne) is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit mythology, 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 underworld.