Tarqiup Inua

No detailed origin narrative for Tarqiup Inua is recorded in the cited sources. The being is presented through Inuit conceptual categories as the inua (animating spirit or 'master') of the Moon: while ordinary lexical forms for the moon include Tatqeq (Netsilik) and Tarqeq (Iglulik), the form Tarqiup inua (or Aningaap inua) designates the spirit or 'master' that inhabits the celestial body. This formation places the Moon-spirit within the broader Inuit ontology in which persons, animals, places, and things may possess an inua — an essential animating power or spirit.

Sources describe the spirit of the Moon as a man, a mighty hunter who dwells in the skies. Beyond this characterization as a male figure and hunter, the cited material supplies no further consistent iconography, physical details, or visual descriptions.

Tarqiup Inua is attributed domains and roles rather than enumerated supernatural feats: he is a lunar deity associated with fertility, a protector or patron of the morally righteous, and — specifically among Alaskan Inuit — associated with 'the animals,' implying a governing relation to game and subsistence concerns. The depiction as a 'mighty hunter' suggests authority or skill connected to hunting and animal stewardship. The sources do not list specific magical powers, spells, or documented interventions.