Inuit mythology may not be as popular as Greek
or roman mythology; but it is equally fascinating
and has a whole lot of mythical creatures
and tales that worth looking in to.
The people of the Inuit tribe go beyond believing
everything in the world is connected, believing
that people, animals, and objects have a spirit.
The Inuits are also known as Eskimos and are
a native tribe that settled near the Arctic.
While they mostly reside in the northernmost
parts of Canada, some Inuit groups settled
in Alaska, Siberia, and Greenland as well.
In Eskimo or Inuit folklore, there is a skeleton
ghost or demon named Ahkiyyini.
He was always dancing when he was alive, and
couldn't do without it.
Even after he died, his skeleton came back
every so often to do a jig that shaked the
ground and turned boats over in the river.
According to some stories, whenever the Ahkiyyini
senses ships or boats sailing across the sea,
He would dance on shore and the vibrations
from the dance would cause shipwrecks, killing
all the passengers and sailors.
Sometimes, He makes his own music, using his
arm bone as a drumstick and his shoulder blade
as the drum or xylophone.
As he plays, he dances to his music, causing
total catastrophe to any living thing nearby.
