Tlingit and Haida TraditionSalmon Chief
Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
- fog
- salmon
In Tlingit tradition, the father of Fog Woman, named in the story of her marriage to Raven and the origin of the salmon run.
About Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
A minor but named figure
Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon appears in the Tlingit Fog Woman story as her father, establishing her as the daughter of a figure connected to fog and salmon abundance before her marriage to Raven. Public retellings of the story, including those associated with Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Alaska Native Knowledge Network, name him this way, though he does not otherwise appear as an independent character with his own separate narrative in the sources this site draws on.
Worship and cult
Temples, festivals, and practices recorded for Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
No independent ceremony or practice is recorded for this figure in the public sources this site draws on.
Family
Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon
Family tree
Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon's parents, consorts, children and rivals, as recorded in the atlas.
Questions about Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon's family
- Who are Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon's children?
- Children of Chief Fog-Over-the-Salmon recorded in the atlas: Fog Woman.
Sources and further reading
Source notes
These references are recorded in the catalog. Their passage wording and translation have not been checked, so quotations are not displayed here.
- Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, Haa Shuká, Our Ancestors: Tlingit Oral Narratives
Cite this page
No publication date is recorded for this page, so each citation uses n.d. and today's date as the access date.
About this entry
By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.
Parallels are editorial comparisons across traditions: a shared role does not, by itself, establish a shared origin.
Family relationships come from the atlas's kinship records. Ancient sources often disagree on divine genealogy.
Keep exploring
One myth a week, with its sources in a short email. The sign-up form is at the foot of the page.