Kadlu

Lesserfolk-consensusInuit mythologyArcticInuit regions

Kadlu is one of three sister-figures in an Inuit account who together produce storm phenomena; Kadlu specifically makes thunder by actions such as jumping on hollow ice, singing, or rubbing dried seal skins. The sisters are described as living in a large house supported by whalebone ribs.

Origin

In the attested account Kadlu is described as having been a noisy child; her parents sent her to play outside, and there she and her sisters invented a 'stormy game' whose actions produce weather. The three sisters live together in a large house supported by whalebone ribs and together generate elements of storms.

Appearance

The source provides no anthropomorphic or physical description of Kadlu herself. It states only that she and her sisters live in a large house supported by whalebone ribs.

Abilities

Kadlu's primary function is to produce thunder. The cited account gives her thunder-making actions as jumping on hollow ice, singing, or rubbing together dried seal skins. She acts in concert with two sisters: Kweetoo, who creates lightning by rubbing stones against each other, and Ignirtoq, who strikes stones together and urinates profusely to make rain.

Community Record

Sources
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    Kadlu (Inuit mythology) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors. "Kadlu". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
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    8709 Kadlu (Wikidata entry). Wikidata entry Q676112 (asteroid named Kadlu) — cited for name disambiguation only.other
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    High Court of Kerala - KLHC010599372007 (archive). Archived High Court of Kerala document mentioning a place named Kadlu (placename, not the mythic figure).other
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    Programa Podrir 019 (archive). Archived audio listing (no attested material on the mythic Kadlu in the provided excerpts).other
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    Programa 19 (archive). Archived audio listing (no attested material on the mythic Kadlu in the provided excerpts).other
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