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Mu appears in numerous Cthulhu mythos stories, including many written by Lin Carter in his Xothic legend cycle. [25] The 1970 Mu Revealed is a humorous spoof [26] by Raymond Buckland purporting to describe the long lost civilization of Muror, located on the legendary lost continent of Mu. The book was written under the pseudonym "Tony Earll ...
King Mu and the Queen Mother of the West, an illustration from Joseon Korea. The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (Chinese: 穆天子傳; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn) [Notes 1] is a fantasy version of the travels of King Mu of Zhou, historical fifth sovereign of the Zhou dynasty of China, r. 976–922 BCE or 956–918 BCE.
King Mu was perhaps the most pivotal king of the Zhou dynasty, reigning nearly 55 years, from ca. 976 BC to ca. 922 BC. Mu was more ambitious than wise, yet he was able to introduce reforms that changed the nature of the Zhou government, transforming it from a hereditary system to one that was based on merit and knowledge of administrative skills.
An important element of the mythology of Lemuria is that it was the location of the emergence of complex knowledge systems that formed the basis for later beliefs. The concept of Lemuria was developed in detail by James Churchward , who referred to it as Mu and identified it as a lost continent in the Pacific Ocean.
Joseon dynasty Korean painting "Yoji yeondo" (요지연도(瑤池宴圖)), depicting King Mu of Zhou visiting the Queen Mother at the Yaochi (Yoji) in the mythical Kunlun Mountain. Probably one of the best known stories of contact between a goddess and a mortal ruler is between King Mu of Zhou and the Queen Mother of the West. There are several ...
It was written in Naacal (the language of Mu) and appears to have been authored by Imash-Mo, high priest of Ghatanothoa, and his successors. The book contains details of Mu and of Zanthu, high priest of Ythogtha. With the help of his servant Yogash (hinted to be a Deep One hybrid [12]), Hoag managed to write a translation of the manuscript.
Mummu (Cuneiform: 𒀭𒈬𒌝𒈬, d mu-um-mu; [2] logographically 𒀭𒌣, d DÉ [3]) was a Mesopotamian god. His name is presumed to be derived from the Akkadian word mummu , "creative force". In addition to functioning as a theonym, it is attested as a title of multiple other deities highlighting their respective roles as creators.
In the Angim, or "Ninurta's return to Nippur", it was identified as one of the eleven "warriors" (ur-sag) defeated by Ninurta.Bašmu was created in the sea and was "sixty double-miles long", according to a fragmentary Assyrian myth [5] which recounts that it devoured fish, birds, wild asses, and men, securing the disapproval of the gods who sent Nergal or Palil ("snake charmer") to vanquish it.