Citations:akhlut

English citations of akhlut

Inuit (Alaskan) folklore, a predatory hybrid of a killer whale and an orca

• 2011 11, G. A. Boyd, Alchemy Jones and the Source of Magic, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 147:

  The rest of the akhluts emerged from the woods behind the trapped group and cut off that possible avenue of escape. No other route existed for Zack, Shea, Caitlin, and Cronk. Now they had no choice but to fight or die.

• 2018 March 17, Jennifer Gambacorta, Maxim, iUniverse, →ISBN:

  It was her goal to lie flat against the Akhlut's forehead until it calmed, but as she positioned herself, the sound of a manly cry caught her attention. Skylar tossed her head high and watched as her companion was sent flying through […]

• 2019 May 14, J.C. Amberlyn, How to Draw Magical Mythological Creatures: Create Unicorns, Dragons, Gryphons, and Other Fantasy Animals from Legend, The Monacelli Press, LLC, →ISBN, page 145:

  Akhlut / The akhlut is a creature that appears to be a cross of wolf and killer whale, or orca. It usually looks like a large orca but when it becomes hungry it shape-shifts into a more wolf-like form to hunt on land.

• 2019 December 26, Tim Korklewski, Ragnarok: The Vanir, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 85:

  The Akhlut is a vicious beast from Skraeling folk tales. They were used to warn fisherman not to be too bold in their hunts near the icy waters. Akhluts are a hybrid of dire wolves and orcas, taking the predatory traits of both […]

• 2022 April 19, Jilleen Dolbeare, Shadow Strife, Ice Raven Publications, →ISBN, page 88:

  "He had befriended the Akhlut who was just doing the job it was told to do. For a creature in so much pain, it was surprisingly compliant and obedient." I was surprised the doctor had allowed either to live. Something else must have […]