Amarok

One of the most beautiful legendary creatures is the Amarok, a huge wolf from Inuit myths and legends. It's unlike regular wolves in many ways, and mostly because it's far bigger than other wolves. Wolves hunt in packs while the Amarok hunts alone. Ordinary wolves hunt in packs for food, but it seems frightening that the Amarok hunts humans for other reasons and not just for food. The size of the wolf indicates it's a type of monster, and it has powerful teeth and claws. In the book Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo by Hinrich Johannes Rink, who was an explorer and geologist, the legendry creature Amarok is featured there. 

One particular dark story is about a man grieving a deceased family member, who set out to kill the Amarok. When he found the creature's den, the Amarok wasn't inside but only the pups, which he slaughtered. Then he waited close by to wait for the Amarok to return. When the Amarok did return to the den, bringing a dead reindeer for her young, she discovered that her pups were dead. The Amarok rushed over to a nearby lake and pulled out a ghost from the water, which was the soul of the man who killed her pups. Once she did this, the man fell down and died. This was a story about a grieving mother Amarok who took the soul of the man who killed her offspring. 

The Amarok is not supposed to be an evil beast at all. Another story concerns a disabled boy who was treated badly by people in the village. So he went to visit the Amarok, who he hoped would make him stronger. Amarok wrestled with him until the boy's bones fell from his body and the Amarok told him that the bones had caused him to be weak. The boy was then advised by the Amarok to return each day to build up his strength. After several days of wrestling with the Amarok, the boy became so strong that he could fight against three bears and win. This made him popular and accepted by people.

This amazing wolf creature has both qualities of positive and negative. It's powerful senses can locate humans who dare go out hunting at night. The Amarok is respected and considered wise, and also found to be a healer and a killer. It's possible that the Amarok could actually be based on  far more ancient stories about the direwolf that existed millions of years ago.

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