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Cynothoglys in the mythos

Cynothoglys is a Great Old One and appears as a shapeless, multiform entity with a single arm, used for catching those who summoned it and bringing them painless, ecstatic death. In ancient times, it held a small cult in Italy, although more in the sense of honouring it than worshipping it since actual worship would be the same as summoning the god. They considered it to be no mere Cloacina, but the mortician of all creatures, even the gods themselves. The extent of its power is unknown and may well be like that of the mighty Outer Gods; that is, unlimited. Cthulhu mythos is the label coined by the writer August Derleth for the shared world based upon the themes, characters, and story elements found in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, as well as his protegés and later writers influenced by him. ... In Roman mythology, Cloacina (sewer) was the goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima, the system of sewers in Rome. ... Cthulhu Cthulhu mythos is the label coined by the writer August Derleth for the shared world based upon the themes, characters, and story elements found in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, as well as his protegés and later writers influenced by him. ...

References

• Ligotti, Thomas. "The Prodigy of Dreams" in Noctuary (1st ed.), Carroll & Graf Pub, 1994. ISBN: 0-78670-003-3.