Amotortoq

“Most Angakut have an Amotortok as their tartok (personal spirit). It acts during the performances of the Angakok as a kind of oracle, bringing news from far distances and answering questions laid before it. It has long black arms and is dangerous to approach. . . . It walks with a heavy tread, and roars crying out, ‘Amo.’ ”

(HOLM [1887]1912:88)