Amarok

Supplied sources do not record a cosmogonic origin story for the Amarok. 19th-century collector Hinrich Johannes Rink reports that Greenlandic Inuit reserve the word Amarok for this legendary lone wolf, distinguishing it from ordinary wolves; beyond such classificatory remarks the available material does not present a detailed origin myth for the being.

Described in the supplied sources as a gigantic wolf and a solitary hunter. Tales collected by Rink recount feats implying great size and strength (carrying a reindeer, dragging a humanoid from water, wrestling a boy), but do not provide consistent details of coloration, eyes, or fur in the excerpts provided.

Source tales attribute several potent roles to the Amarok. In Rink's collected tales an Amarok wrestles a stunted boy repeatedly, causing small bones to fall from the boy's body and eventually enabling the boy to grow strong enough to defeat bears (a strengthening/initiatory function). In another Rink tale an Amarok described as "from which nothing remains concealed" drags a humanoid form from a lake and the mourner collapses as the Amarok takes his soul, suggesting knowledge of hidden things and a soul-taking capacity. The Amarok is also said to stalk and devour anyone who hunts alone at night. Some versions imply a person can capture or kill an Amarok, indicating it is not absolutely invulnerable in all tales.