Cthulhu Mythos deities - Wikipedia
WEBAmerican author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) created a number of fictional deities throughout the course of his literary career. These entities are usually depicted as immensely powerful and utterly indifferent to humans, who can barely begin to comprehend them; however, some entities are worshipped by humans.
Deity | The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki | Fandom
WEBThey are creatures, created or evolved, that appear only as gods to the mortals of Earth. Lovecraft only used the term "Great Old Ones" in two stories: in "The Call of Cthulhu" to refer to Cthulhu's kin, and in At the Mountains of Madness to refer to the Elder Things, which are not considered deities, but rather mortal creatures, and enemies of ...
List of Great Old Ones - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a compendium of the lesser known Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. Overview. In Joseph S. Pulver 's novel Nightmare's Disciple several new Great Old Ones and Elder Gods are named.
Cthulhu Mythos - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of Anglo-American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors.
Cthulhu Mythos | The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki | Fandom
WEBThe Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes found in the works of H.P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. Together, they form the mythos that authors writing in the Lovecraftian milieu have used — and continue to use — to craft their stories. [1]
A Lovecraftian Bestiary
WEBLovecraft borrowed the term “Hastur” from Robert W. Chambers, who had, in turn, borrowed it from Ambrose Bierce. In Bierce’s “Haïta the Shepherd,” Hastur is “the god of shepherds.” Chambers borrowed the term and used it as the home city of Cassilda and Camilla, but also used it as the name for a groundskeeper in “The Demoiselle ...
Yog-Sothoth | The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki | Fandom
WEBYog-Sothoth is a fictional cosmic entity and Outer God created by H. P. Lovecraft. He is a core part of the Cthulhu Mythos (which Lovecraft would refer to facetiously as "Yog-Sothothery"). Born of the Nameless Mist, he is the progenitor of Cthulhu, Hastur the Unspeakable, and the ancestor of the...
The Cthulhu Mythos - H.P. Lovecraft
WEBThe “Cthulhu Mythos” is a name given to the superficial elements of Lovecraft’s tales: the fictional New England towns; the extraterrestrial “gods”, and the magical grimoires (see “His Creations”). However, Lovecraft never used the term “Cthulhu Mythos” himself, on rare occasions referring to his series of connected stories as ...
The Cthulhu Mythos | The Call of Cthulhu RPG Wiki - Chaosium
WEBThe Cthulhu Mythos. The term "Cthulhu Mythos" is generally attributed to August Derleth, a writer and early fan of Lovecraft, who later founded Arkham House publishers, dedicated to keeping in print the collected works of Lovecraft. Today, the term embodies a fictional cosmology of alien gods and monsters, arcane lore, and themes that represent ...
The Family Tree of the Gods - Cthulhu Files
WEBThe most noteworthy examples are probably H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith's family trees of their gods. HPL's contribution was presented as a confession of his own blighted ancestry.