Cthulhu Mythos Deities - Cthulhu, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep, Glaaki, Cthugha, Dagon, Great Old One, Tsathoggua, Azathoth, Clark Ashton Smith (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Cthulhu, Shub-Niggurath, Nyarlathotep, Glaaki, Cthugha, Dagon, Great Old One, Tsathoggua, Azathoth, Clark Ashton Smith deities, Xothic legend cycle, Outer God, List of Great Old Ones, Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, Elder God, Ramsey Campbell deities, Ghatanothoa, Henry Kuttner deities, Nodens, Brian Lumley deities, Cthulhu Mythos supernatural characters, Ithaqua, Byatis, Mordiggian, Lin Carter deities, Cyaegha, Zhar, Yig, Y'golonac, Cthylla, Ulthar, Rhogog, Yag-Kosha, Three-Lobed Burning Eye. Excerpt: Cthulhu is a fictional character that first appeared in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu," published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. The character was created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. HP Lovecraft's initial short story, The Call of Cthulhu, was published in Weird Tales in 1928 and established the character as a malevolent entity trapped in an underwater city in the South Pacific called R'lyeh. Described as being ..".an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature.... A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque scaly body with rudimentary wings," and "a mountain walked or stumbled," the imprisoned Cthulhu is apparently the source of constant anxiety for mankind at a subconscious level, and also the subject of worship by a number of evil cults (located in Arabia, Greenland and Louisiana) and other Lovecraftian monsters (called Deep Ones and Mi-Go). The short story asserts the premise that while currently trapped Cthulhu will eventually return, with worshippers often repeating the phrase "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" - "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." The character is a central figure in Lovecraft literature, with the short story The Dunwich Horror (1928) mentioning Cthulhu, while The Whisperer in Darkness (1930) hints at the character's origins ("I learned whence...