Elder Gods are a group of beings who oppose the Outer Gods and Great Old Ones in the Cthulhu Mythos, originating in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Many people consider them to be un-Lovecraftian, since they bring a good/evil dichotomy to the cosmic indifference of Lovecraft's fiction. However, these beings are no more concerned with such human notions as "good" and "evil" than the things they oppose, and consider humans to be less than fleas. 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. ... H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. ... Good. ... Evil is a term describing that which is regarded as morally bad, intrinsically corrupt, wantonly destructive, inhumane, or wicked. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... Families Tungidae - Sticktight and Chigoe fleas (Chiggers) Pulicidae - Common fleas Coptopsyllidae Vermipsyllidae - Carnivore fleas Rhopalopsyllidae - Marsupial fleas Hypsophthalmidae Stephanocircidae Pygiopsyllidae Hystrichopsyllidae - Rat and mouse fleas Leptopsyllidae - Bird and rabbit fleas Ischnopsyllidae - Bat fleas Ceratophyllidae Amphipsyllidae Malacopsyllidae Dolichopsyllidae - Rodent fleas Ctenopsyllidae Flea is the common name for any of the small...

The main "Elder God" used by Lovecraft is Nodens, who appears most notably in the "Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" and "The High House in the Mists" where he acts as Deus Ex Machina, to completely change the protagonist's situation. In this he is similar to Lovecrafts usage of Nyarlathotep, although less obviously malicious. Another entity mentioned as an Elder God is Hypnos, Roman god of sleep, in the story fragment "Hypnos", where a mediocre poet is suddenly granted power to usher in a new golden age. It is also speculated that Bast, Egyptian goddess of cats, counts as an Elder God due to Lovecraft's feline obsession and hints within "The Cats of Ulthar". Nodens (Lord of the Great Abyss, Nuada of the Silver Hand) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. ... Nyarlathotep, also known as the Crawling Chaos, is a fictional character. ... In Greek mythology, the personification of sleep (The Roman equivalent was known as Somnus). ... This article is about the plant tissue. ...

Other Appearances

• The Elder Gods have also been referenced in various OS-tan related comics. Those comics are at the moment relatively few and far between; however, an example of the typical style is where ME-tan is given characteristics of Cthulhu such as tentacles and red eyes. The portrayal of the Elder Gods is not surprisingly inaccurate, in the same way that the references to the Norse Norns are altered in the anime series Oh My Goddess! due to artistic licence.

• A group of entities called Elder Gods are part of the Mortal Kombat mythos.

• The predecessors of the current generation of gods in the Marvel Universe were also known as Elder Gods and were likely inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos.

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External Links

• The Ultimate Cthulhu Mythos Book List - Listing of all mythos novels, anthologies, collections, comic books, and more.