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QALUPALIK

Qallupilluk, Qallupilluit, Qalupaliit, Mitiling

The Qalupalik is a creature from Inuit mythology, legend and folklore, which is also described as a water spirit or a molevolent variant of mermaid. It is a human-like monster that lives beneath the oceans of the Arctic circle and stalks the beaches during the dangerous spring break up of the ice, looking for wayward children who have wandered too close to the shore. They will lurk near broken patches of ice or just beneath, where it is thin. It is said, that waves of steam rising from the the frozen waters, are a sign that one is hiding just beneath the surface. According to the myth qalupaliks wear an amautik (a form of pouch that Inuit parents wear to carry their children) and will use it to stow any children whom disobey their parents and venture too close to the water, but what they do with these children is not entirely known. Some say they devour them but other legends claim they will steal them away and feed off of the young, innocent energy to sustain their unnaturally long lives. Qalupaliks are said to make a distinctive humming sound; therefore, they can be heard before they appear. This is thought to be a tactic, used to draw a curious child in close enough to grab them. Another similar method they like to use is to tap on the thin areas of ice, so that when the child wanders over to investigate, they can break through and drag them beneath the icey waters.

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QALUPALIK

Qallupilluk, Qallupilluit, Qalupaliit, Mitiling

The Qalupalik is a creature from Inuit mythology, legend and folklore, which is also described as a water spirit or a molevolent variant of mermaid. It is a human-like monster that lives beneath the oceans of the Arctic circle and stalks the beaches during the dangerous spring break up of the ice, looking for wayward children who have wandered too close to the shore. They will lurk near broken patches of ice or just beneath, where it is thin. It is said, that waves of steam rising from the the frozen waters, are a sign that one is hiding just beneath the surface. According to the myth qalupaliks wear an amautik (a form of pouch that Inuit parents wear to carry their children) and will use it to stow any children whom disobey their parents and venture too close to the water, but what they do with these children is not entirely known. Some say they devour them but other legends claim they will steal them away and feed off of the young, innocent energy to sustain their unnaturally long lives. Qalupaliks are said to make a distinctive humming sound; therefore, they can be heard before they appear. This is thought to be a tactic, used to draw a curious child in close enough to grab them. Another similar method they like to use is to tap on the thin areas of ice, so that when the child wanders over to investigate, they can break through and drag them beneath the icey waters.

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