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A Hound of Tindalos is a fictional creature created by Frank Belknap Long and later incorporated into the Cthulhu Mythos when it was codified by August Derleth. [14] They first appeared in Long's short story "The Hounds of Tindalos", first published in the March 1929 issue of Weird Tales. [15] Lovecraft mentions the creatures in his short story ...
Cthulhu Mythos deities. American 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. Humans can barely begin to comprehend them; however, some entities are worshipped by humans.
An alien entity, similar to Grey aliens, dwelling in the dark side of the planet Mars. [21] Lexur'iga-serr'roth He Who Devours All in the Dark: A photophobic bat-winged monstrosity, with both a thousand-eyed misshapen head and huge maws. Lythalia The Forest-Goddess: A female seductive humanoid-entity, covered in both vines and vegetal parts.
Chalmers, Halpin. (1891–July 3, 1928) Mystic, esteemed writer of horror fiction, and the victim of a gruesome, unsolved murder. He was born in Partridgeville, New York and was a graduate of Miskatonic University, class of 1918. Later he became the Curator of Archaeology at the Manhattan Museum of Fine Arts in Brooklyn.
Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was introduced in his short story " The Call of Cthulhu ", [ 2 ] published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, this creature has since been featured in numerous pop culture ...
Bats. Balayang (Australian Aboriginal) – Bat-god and brother to Bunjil. Camazotz (Mayan) – Bat spirit and servant of the lords of the underworld. Leutogi (Polynesian) – Samoan princess rescued by bats. Minyades (Greek) – Three sisters who refused to take part in the worship of Dionysus, and turned into bats by Hermes.
Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mokele-mbembe. Scholars have noted that the cryptozoology subculture rejected mainstream approaches from an early date, and that adherents often express hostility to mainstream science.
Azathoth is a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle stories of writer H. P. Lovecraft and other authors. He is the supreme deity of the Cthulhu Mythos and the ruler of the Outer Gods, [1] and may also be seen as a symbol for primordial chaos, [2] therefore being the most powerful entity in the entirety of the Cthulhu Mythos.