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Encyclopedia > Aforgomon

Aforgomon is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos. He is an obscure avatar of Yog-Sothoth invented by Clark Ashton Smith. He was revered by many cultures past, present, and future as the God of Time because of his praeternatural ability to manipulate time and space. Little is known of this being's appearance because he only reveals himself to those who have angered him. However, it is known that he is accompanied by a blinding light. He is the mortal enemy of Xexanoth. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Cthulhu in Rlyeh Cthulhu mythos is the term coined by the writer August Derleth to describe the shared themes, characters, and elements in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, his protegés, and writers influenced by him. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. ... Xexanoth is a fictional character from Clark Ashton Smiths Cthulhu Mythos work. ...


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Yog-Sothoth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1235 words)
In The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, its name is part of an incantion that could revive dead people:
Aforgomon is an obscure avatar of Yog-Sothoth invented by Clark Ashton Smith.
Tawil at-U'mr is generally considered to be benevolent, in total contrast to the wrathful Aforgomon.
The Chain of Aforgomon by Clark Ashton Smith (6280 words)
I was still weak with the loss of blood I had yielded to Xexanoth; my senses were full of strange shadows; my servitors, coming and going about me, were as phantoms, and scarcely I heeded the pale fear in their eyes or heard the dreadful things they whispered....
Then the aged high-priest Helpenor called aloud upon Aforgomon, offering himself as a mouthpiece to the god, and asking the god to pronounce through him the doom that was adequate for such enormities as those of which I had been judged guilty by my fellows.
We came ultimately to that sheer-falling gulf in which the spirit of Aforgomon is said to dwell.
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