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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.
A Seed of Azathoth: A bluish-brown, slimy monstrosity riddled with holes, and an occasional malformed head. Ghatanothoa: Lord of the Volcano, Thoa [11] Appears as a colossal horror with multifarious appendages, and Gorgon-like powers. Ghisguth: The Sound of Deep Waters: A titanic mass of jelly-like material. Gi-Hoveg The Aether Anemone
He must meet the Black Man, and go with them all to the throne of Azathoth at the centre of ultimate Chaos. That was what she said. He must sign in his own blood the book of Azathoth and take a new secret name now that his independent delvings had gone so far. —H. P. Lovecraft, "The Dreams in the Witch House"
Phillip A. Schreffler argues that by carefully scrutinizing Lovecraft's writings, a workable framework emerges that outlines the entire "pantheon"—from the unreachable "Outer Ones" (e.g., Azathoth, who occupies the centre of the universe) and "Great Old Ones" (e.g., Cthulhu, imprisoned on Earth in the sunken city of R'lyeh) to the lesser ...
Nyarlathotep is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft.The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.First appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep", he was later mentioned in other works by Lovecraft and by other writers, to the point of often being considered the main antagonist of the Cthulhu Mythos as a whole.
Shoggoths also developed the ability to survive on land, while the Elder Things retreated to the oceans. Shoggoths that remained alive in the abandoned Elder Thing city in Antarctica would later poorly imitate their masters' art and voices, endlessly repeating "Tekeli-li" or "Takkeli", [ 3 ] a cry that their old masters used.
The imprisoned Cthulhu is apparently the source of constant subconscious anxiety for all mankind, and is also the object of worship, both by many human cults (including some within New Zealand, Greenland, Louisiana, and the Chinese mountains) and by other Lovecraftian monsters (called Deep Ones [13] and Mi-Go [14]). The short story asserts the ...
The story is set during World War I and bases some on its narrative on the novella Herbert West–Reanimator. Call of Duty: Black Ops III: Treyarch: 2015 The Shadow Man, a character in the Shadows of Evil Easter egg is revealed to be a manifestation of Cthulhu. The setting and gameplay itself is inspired by the Mythos. [100] Call of the Sea ...