“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.”
“In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.”
Whilst the Lovecraft Cosmos gods were given the overarching title the Cthulhu Mythos after that eponymous ‘dead but dreaming’ god by August Derleth (not Lovecraft himself who used the term Yog-sothothery), Cthulhu is by no means the most dreaded and terror-inspiring of the Great Old Ones. That dubious accolade is no doubt being closely clutched by the god whose name Lovecraft used, Yog-Sothoth – “...only a congeries of iridescent globes, yet stupendous in its malign suggestiveness.” (H. P. Lovecraft, ‘The Horror in the Museum’). Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God (and as such is much more puissant than a Great Old One such as Cthulhu) but s/he/it has an eldritch connection to the Old Ones. The Elder Things are also sometimes known as the Old Ones who must not be confused with the Great Old Ones since they are sworn enemies.
This legendarium and its pantheonn.3 of deities has its roots in the belief that aliens visited earth many millennia ago and either created humanity themselves (via biotechnology) or instigated the rise of early civilisations – in particular Sumeria and Egypt. Believers in this find proof in ‘alternative’ archaeology and out-of-place artifacts.
“In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.”
Whilst the Lovecraft Cosmos gods were given the overarching title the Cthulhu Mythos after that eponymous ‘dead but dreaming’ god by August Derleth (not Lovecraft himself who used the term Yog-sothothery), Cthulhu is by no means the most dreaded and terror-inspiring of the Great Old Ones. That dubious accolade is no doubt being closely clutched by the god whose name Lovecraft used, Yog-Sothoth – “...only a congeries of iridescent globes, yet stupendous in its malign suggestiveness.” (H. P. Lovecraft, ‘The Horror in the Museum’). Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God (and as such is much more puissant than a Great Old One such as Cthulhu) but s/he/it has an eldritch connection to the Old Ones. The Elder Things are also sometimes known as the Old Ones who must not be confused with the Great Old Ones since they are sworn enemies.
This legendarium and its pantheonn.3 of deities has its roots in the belief that aliens visited earth many millennia ago and either created humanity themselves (via biotechnology) or instigated the rise of early civilisations – in particular Sumeria and Egypt. Believers in this find proof in ‘alternative’ archaeology and out-of-place artifacts.
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