Acat

The supplied sources (Thompson as cited in the encyclopedia summary) do not provide a cosmogonic or narrative origin story for Acat. Instead, Acat is attested in lexical and functional terms: as a named divine specialist tied to the material implements and workspace of tattooing. J. Eric S. Thompson's discussion—reported in the encyclopedia entry—focuses on etymology and functional association rather than a mythic birth or narrative account.

No iconographic or physical description of Acat is attested in the cited sources (Thompson as reported in the encyclopedia summary; Wikipedia). The available references do not supply specific visual attributes, anthropomorphic form, or emblem for Acat.

According to the cited sources, Acat is said to bless the ink, needles, and work spaces used in tattooing and to steady the hands of the artists for better results (Thompson as reported in the encyclopedia summary/Wikipedia). The cultural context recorded in the sources holds that tattoos depicting gods could imbue a person with some of that god's power; within that framework Acat is functionally connected to enabling tattoos to have their intended ritual efficacy through care of implements and technique.