The Sea Wolf (Wasgo) (Haida)
Wasgo the Sea Wolf is a powerful supernatural being in Haida mythology, a creature that combines the features of a wolf and a whale. He possesses the strength of both land and sea animals and serves as an important crest figure for Haida clans. In the narratives, Wasgo descends from a supernatural lineage and mediates between the ocean and forest worlds. He appears in Haida art as a composite creature with a wolf's head and body but with the fins and tail of a killer whale, often depicted with exaggerated features indicating supernatural power. Wasgo stories teach about the fluid boundaries be