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Native American Legends: Agugux
Name: Agugux
Tribal affiliation: Aleut
Alternate spellings: Aguguq, Agu'gux, Agug'uq
Pronunciation: ah-ghoo-ghookh
Type: Creator,
high god
This is the name of the Aleut creator god. Agugux is an incorporeal spirit who is not normally personified in Aleut stories.
His name literally means "Creator," and he is associated with the sun and the eastern direction.
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