In Inuit mythology, Asiaq is a weather goddess (or, more rarely a god) and was quite frequently invoked by the angakoq for good weather.
References
- Barüske, Heinz (1969). "Asiaq, die Herrscherin über Wind und Wetter" (in German). Eskimo Märchen. Die Märchen der Weltliteratur. Düsseldorf • Köln: Eugen Diederichs Verlag. pp. 48–53. The tale means: “Asiaq, the mistress of wind and weather”, the book title means: “Eskimo tales”, the series means: “The tales of world literature”.
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