Role in Beliefs
The varying legends each give different rationales for Sedna's death. In each version, the father takes her to sea in his kayak, severing her fingers and hands. And in each version, she falls to the bottom of the sea and becomes its goddess, worshiped by hunters who depended on her goodwill to supply food. Generally considered a vengeful goddess, hunters must placate and pray to Sedna to release the sea animals from the oceans depths for their hunt.
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