▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁fish erman ▁and ▁hun ters . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁she ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁either ▁Sed na ▁or ▁Ar nap kap fa al uk ▁and ▁in ▁Green land , ▁she ▁was ▁Ar nak u ags ak . ▁ ▁M yth ▁ ▁N er riv ik ▁married ▁the ▁storm - god , ▁who ▁afterwards ▁produced ▁a ▁storm ▁at ▁sea ▁while ▁her ▁male ▁relatives ▁were ▁fer ry ing ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁hom eland ▁secret ly ▁when ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁been ▁absent ▁hunting . ▁Her ▁relatives ▁having ▁cast ▁her ▁over board ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁calm ▁the ▁storm , ▁her ▁grand father ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁hand ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁grasp ▁the ▁boat ; ▁therefore ▁she ▁is ▁now , ▁one - hand ed , ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁( R asm ussen , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁p .   1 1 3 ) ▁[ This ▁myth ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Pol ar ▁E sk imo , ▁of ▁Smith ▁Sound ▁( in ▁northern ▁Green land ). ] ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁R asm ussen , ▁Kn ud ▁( 1 9 2 1 ) ▁: ▁E sk imo ▁Fol k - T ales . ▁ ▁Altern atives : ▁N er iv ik ▁or ▁Nar av ik ▁( also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Norway ) ▁ ▁Category : In uit ▁myth ology ▁Category : In uit ▁god d esses ▁Category : Se a ▁and ▁river ▁god d esses ▁Category : H un ting ▁god d esses <0x0A>