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Green God

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The Green God resembles one of the giant, cephalic statues of Easter Island, the Moai, albeit one completely covered with vegetation. The plants, however, do not grow separately from the statue, but are in fact part of the Green God itself. The god can extend vine-like tentacles to capture a victim or to give a communion offering to a worshipper. The Green God appears to represent fertility or evolution, similar to the Cthulhu mythos "goddess" Yidhra. Location of Easter Island. ... Rano Raraku Moai Moai are statues carved of compressed volcanic ash on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). ... A speculative phylogenetic tree of all living things, based on rRNA gene data, showing the separation of the three domains, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. ... // An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ...

The god possesses a strange mutagenic ability: anyone who partakes of its flesh (i.e., the vegetables that grow from its plant-like overgrowth) will eventually transform into a grotesque, rabbit-like mutant. These mutants worship and serve the god, and are dedicated to tricking others into joining their cult by offering them fresh vegetables harvested from the Green God.[1] A mutant (also known to early geneticists as a monster) is an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new... In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ...

Connection to E'ilor

While the Green God is unnamed in Campbell's story, a similar plant-like deity named E'ilor is mentioned in the short story "Correlated Contents" by James Ambuehl. Both of these deities receive brief mention in the multi-volume grimoire Revelations of Glaaki. E'ilor dwells in a large cavern deep beneath a small farming village in the Severn Valley. Like the Green God, E'ilor possesses vine-like tentacles which can be used for capturing prey or offering communal sacrifices. It is not known whether Ambuehl had meant to imply that E'ilor is the Green God, though it would certainly appear so. This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire. ... Many fictional works of arcane literature appear in the Cthulhu mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. ...

Magnum Innominandum

Magnum Innominandum means "Great not-to-be Named" in Latin. It is also known as the Nameless Mist and N'yog-Sothep. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

According to H.P. Lovecraft, this being is the spawn of Azathoth (making it on par with the Magnum Tenebrosum and Cxaxukluth) and is associated with, and possibly the progenitor of, Yog-Sothoth. It is also associated with Hastur. Little is known about this god, but it is considered to be extremely dangerous to sorcerors, hence its title "the unnameable" (archaic terminology, meaning not to be summoned or ritually named in an incantation). Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ... Azathoth is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. ... Yog-Sothoth (The Key and the Gate) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Hastur is a fictional character from the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecrafts short stories; the name was borrowed from Robert W. Chambers, who, in turn, had borrowed it from Ambrose Bierce. ...

Mlandoth and Mril Thorion

Mlandoth and Mril Thorion were created by Walter C. DeBill Jr., but were suggested years earlier by Clark Ashton Smith. According to the cycle surrounding these beings, they are a sort of cosmic Yin and Yang, whose meeting resulted in the creation of all things (although the terrible Azathoth is usually attributed to this). Their joinings routinely create and destroy matter and entities. One of the beings created in this way was the inimical Outer God Ngyr-Khorath. Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. ... Yin may refer to: Yin Dynasty, another name for the first historic Chinese nation and dynasty, the Shang. ... Yang is the one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy, it associates with the bright Sun, represents masculine nature. ... Azathoth is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... // An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ...

Pharol

Pharol is a powerful and dangerous demon that looks like "a black, fanged, cycloptic thing with arms like swaying serpents."[2] The entity normally dwells in another dimension—a "seething and sub-dimensional chaos" beyond the mundane universe[3]. The wizard Eibon of Hyperborea sometimes summoned Pharol to query him for arcane information.[4] 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ... It has been suggested that Mageborn be merged into this article or section. ... The Hyperborean cycle is a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith that take place in the fictional land of Hyperborea (present-day Greenland). ... The Hyperborean cycle is a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith that take place in the fictional land of Hyperborea (present-day Greenland). ...

Servitors of the Outer Gods

The Servitors of the Outer Gods are the servants of the powerful Lesser Outer Gods that swirl, writhe, and dance endlessly before the throne of Azathoth at the center of the universe. The Servitors play the insane flute tunes and drum beats to which the Outer Gods dance. Though they have no fixed shape, they are described as looking something like a toad and an octopus. These extradimensional beings can be summoned to Earth to assist in worship and other occult ceremonies of cultists of the mythos. // An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Azathoth is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The true toads are amphibians in the Bufonidae family. ... Families 14 in two suborders, see text. ...

Xexanoth

Xexanoth appears only once in Clark Ashton Smith's "The Chain of Aforgomon" (1935), where it is summoned by the main character. Xexanoth is apparently the bane and mortal enemy of the time god Aforgomon. Since Aforgomon is likely an avatar of the Outer God Yog-Sothoth, Xexanoth may be an Elder God or Outer God. Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. ... See also: 1934 in literature, other events of 1935, 1936 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Yog-Sothoth (The Key and the Gate) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu In Hinduism, an avatar or avatara (Sanskrit अवतार), is the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. ... Yog-Sothoth (The Key and the Gate) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... An Elder God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... // An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ...

Xiurhn

Xiurhn is the creation of Gary Myers and is also the name of the short story, "Xiurhn" (1975), that introduces the entity. See also: 1974 in literature, other events of 1975, 1976 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Xiurhn is a curious being. His soul is contained in a large, tempting jewel. Those unscrupulous enough to steal it suffer the fate of having their own souls placed into jewels. Xiurhn then carves off those parts to his own liking, transforming them into archetypes of what is left over. Archetype is defined as the first original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. ...

Xiurhn's physical appearance is quite terrible. He is portrayed as a winged, slothlike fiend with a hideous, pulpy face. Xiurhn serves the Outer God known as the Magnum Tenebrosum and dwells in the Vale Which Is the Night in the Dreamlands. // An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Dreamlands is a fictional location in the Dream cycle of H. P. Lovecraft. ...

References

• Ambuehl, James. "Correlated Contents" in Shards Of Darkness, Mythos Books. [E'ilor]

• Aniolowski, Scott David. The Creature Compendium, Chaosium Publications. [Green God]

• Campbell, Ramsey [1995] (1995). “The Horror Under Warrendown” Scott David Aniolowski (ed.) Made In Goatswood, Oakland, CA: Chaosium. ISBN 1-56882-046-1.

• Carter, Lin [1971] (2002). “Shaggai” Robert M. Price (ed.) The Book of Eibon, 1st ed., Oakland, CA: Chaosium. ISBN 1-56882-129-8.

• Harms, Daniel (1998). The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, 2nd ed., Oakland, CA: Chaosium. ISBN 1-56882-119-0.

• Myers, Gary [1975]. “Xiurhn” The House of the Worm, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House.

Notes

1. ^ Campbell, The Horror Under Warrendown, Made In Goatswood, pp. 253–268.
2. ^ Carter, "Shaggai", The Book of Eibon, pp. 206.
3. ^ Ibid, pp. 207.
4. ^ Harms, "Pharol", pp. 238, The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana. Daniel Harms believes that Pharol was invented by C. L. Moore, Henry Kuttner's wife, since the being appears in many of her stories.