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Encyclopedia > Great Old One

A Great Old One is a type of fictional being in the Cthulhu Mythos based in the stories of HP Lovecraft. Though Lovecraft created the most famous of these fictional deities, the vast majority of them were created by other writers, many after Lovecraft's death. Collectively, the Great Old Ones (sometimes referred to as the Old Ones[1] by some authors or the Cthulhu Cycle Deities by Brian Lumley in his Titus Crow stories) are not as powerful as the Outer Gods, nor do they have as much influence. Nonetheless, they are served by devoted congregations of worshipers, made up of both human and non-human cults. Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Cthulhu and Rlyeh Cthulhu Mythos is the term coined by the writer August Derleth to describe the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ... 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. ... Brian Lumley (born December 12, 1937) is a writer of horror fiction. ... Titus Crow is the main character in the eponymous series of horror fiction books by Brian Lumley. ... An Outer God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... A number of fictional cults appear in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ...

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Summary

That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
—Abdul Alhazred, The Necronomicon Abdul Alhazred is a fictional character created by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. ... A prop designed to look like the Necronomicon. ...

The Great Old Ones are ancient extraterrestrial beings of immense power, and most are also colossal in size. They are worshiped by deranged human cults, as well as by most of the non-human races of the mythos. The Great Old Ones are currently imprisoned—a few beneath the sea, some inside the Earth, and still others in distant planetary systems and beyond. The reason for their captivity is not known, though there are two prevailing theories: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An artists concept of a protoplanetary disc. ...

  1. They were sequestered by the Elder Gods for using black magic transgressions, or
  2. they are sealed off somehow from the rest of the universe of their own volition.[2]

According to the first theory, the Great Old Ones were once related to the Elder Gods. When they committed some unknown blasphemy, they were cast out and imprisoned in various places in the universe. The Great Old Ones impatiently await the time of their release, eager to seek retribution against their jailors. An Elder God is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ...


The second theory holds that the Great Old Ones are intentionally quiescent. To account for this, it is possible that the universe experiences cosmic cycles, similar to the natural seasons which occur on earth. Just as some animals hibernate during the winter, so too must the Great Old Ones rest in a death-like sleep during the present cosmic cycle.[3] If this is so, the Great Old Ones are currently trapped by powerful cosmic forces and must remain so until such time as the planets are in a certain alignment... or "the stars are right"—the event upon which they may be released and can revel once more across the cosmos.[4] This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article refers to the process of hibernation in biology. ... Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. ...


Table of Great Old Ones

Overview

This table is organized as follows:

  • Name. This is the commonly accepted name of the Great Old One.
  • Epithet(s), other name(s). This field lists any epithets or alternate names for the Great Old One. These are names that often appear in books of arcane literature, but may also be the names preferred by cults.
  • Description. This entry gives a brief description of the Great Old One.
  • References. This field lists the stories in which the Great Old One makes a significant appearance or otherwise receives important mention. Sources are denoted by a simple two-letter code—the key to the codes is found here. A code appearing in bold means that the story introduces the Great Old One.

Many fictional works of arcane literature appear in the Cthulhu Mythos. ... The following Cthulhu mythos reference codes and bibliography are for use with the tables included in the articles Cthulhu mythos, Great Old Ones, and Outer Gods. ...

Table

Great Old Ones
Name Epithet(s),
other name(s)		 Description References
Ammutseba Devourer of Stars  ?  ?
Aphoom-Zhah The Cold Flame,
Lord of the Pole		 Appears as a vast, cold, grey flame. AF, AT, HG, LP
Arwassa The Silent Shouter on the Hill A vast, wailing, floating monstrosity. [citation needed]
Atlach-Nacha The Spider God,
Spinner in Darkness		 A giant spider with a human-like face. PS, SG
Azathoth The Blind Idiot God,
Nuclear Chaos,
the Daemon Sultan		 WD, DW
Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg The Bringer of Pestilence A huge, flying, scorpion-like beast. n/a[5]
Basatan Master of the Crabs  ? MC
Bokrug The Great Water Lizard,
The Doom of Sarnath		 Appears as a giant lizard. DC, SC
Bugg-Shash[6] The Black One,
The Filler of Space,
He Who Comes in the Dark		 Appears as a slimy mass covered with eyes and mouths. DI, EL, KB, RS
Byatis The Berkeley Toad,
The Serpent-Bearded		 Appears as a gigantic, spider-like crab with a proboscis. BY, RC, SF
Chaugnar Faugn Horror from the Hills,
The Feeder,
Caug-Narfagn		 An elephant-headed humanoid. HF
Coatlicue The Fire Breather Appears as a winged firebreathing snake  ?
Cthugha The Living Flame,
The Burning One		 Appears as a living ball of fire. DD, EL, HC, LM
Cthulhu The Sleeping God, Master of R'lyeh, The Great Priest, Kthulhut, Tulu A gigantic, winged, octopus-headed humanoid. AM, BI, CC, FH, GU, HC, HM, LY, MO, PS, RH, SE, TU, YT?
Cthylla Secret Seed of Cthulhu Appears as a huge, octopus-like creature. ID, TC
Cxaxukluth
—
 Probably appears similar to Azathoth. FT, TA
Cyäegha The Destroying Eye,
The Waiting Dark		 Appears as a gigantic eye covered with tentacles. DM
Cynothoglys The Mortician God Appears as a shapeless, mutating entity with a single arm. PR
The Dweller in the Gulf Eidolon of the Blind Appears as a huge, eyeless reptilian creature with whip-like tails. WL
Eihort The Pale Beast,
God of the Labyrinth		 Appears as a huge, pallid, gelatinous oval with a myriad legs and multiple eyes. BS, FP
Father Dagon and Mother Hydra
—
 Both appear as abnormally large Deep Ones. DA, DB, RD, SI
Ghadamon A Seed of Azathoth A shapeless, inky, protoplasmic mass. [citation needed]
Ghatanothoa The Usurper,
God of the Volcano		 Amorphous with multifarious appendages and grotesque members; too horrid to behold, viewing causes petrification. HT, OE, RL, SX, TP
Ghisguth
—
—
 FT
Glaaki The Inhabitant of the Lake,
Lord of Dead Dreams		 Appears as a giant slug with metallic spines. GL, IB, IL
Gloon The Corrupter of Flesh,
Master of the Temple		 Manifests through a Dionysian sculpture; resembles a monstrous sea slug. TE
The Gog-Hoor  ?"A spectacle of a man" by:Weston Ochse  ? A creature of unfathomable size thit a bullet-shaped,probocises head thit more than o dozen blue eyes and a nearly infinite number of green tentacles-all different  ?
Gol-goroth Golgoroth,
Gol-Goroth,
The Forgotten Old One,
God of the Black Stone		 Appears as a gigantic, black, toad-like creature with an impossibly malevolent glare. FO, FR, GB
Han  ?  ?  ?
Hastur The Unspeakable,
He Who is Not to be Named,
Lord of Interstellar Spaces		 "True" form remains a mystery; said to be amorphous, possibly octopoid. FA, HS, LT, RH, SS, WD, YS
Huitloxopetl Haunter of Dreams,
The Nightmare Walker		  ? H1, H2, H3, H4
Hziulquoigmnzhah
—
 Has spheroid body, elongated arms, short legs, and a pendulum-like head dangling underneath. DS, FT, TA
Idh-yaa
—
—
 OA
Iod The Shining Hunter A levitating, sinuous, glowing creature. HU, IN, SZ
Ach' narrgutha The evil toad A brown globulous fiend of pain HU IN GD
Ithaqua The Wind Walker,
The Wendigo,
God of the Cold White Silence		 A horrifying frozen giant. BW, CD, IM, IQ, SW, TW, WE
Juk-Shabb God of Yekub Appears as a great ball of energy. CF
Kag’Naru of the Air[7]  ?  ?  ?
Kassogtha  ?  ?  ?
Lloigor See Zhar and Lloigor below.
M'Nagalah the Eternal[8] The Great God Cancer,
The All-Consuming		 A massive, tumorous, blob-like thing. TU
Mnomquah Lord of the Black Lake A very large and eyeless lizard-creature with a "crown" of feelers. MD, MQ, SB
Mordiggian The Charnel God,
The Great Ghoul,
Lord of Zul-Bha-Sair		 A horrifying giant with eyeless head and limbless body, much like a worm. CG, IC, RE
Nctosa & Nctolhu  ?  ?  ?
Nug and Yeb The Twin Blasphemies Appear similar to Shub-Niggurath. BF, EH, LA, OA, TO
Nyogtha The Thing which Should Not Be,
Haunter of the Red Abyss		 Appears as an inky shadow. AF, HG, SH, SR
Oorn  ? Appears as a huge, tentacled mollusc. MD
Othuum Deep Slumberer in Green,
Great Master of Those-Who-Wait-Without		 Black, cyclops-like demon with two pairs of legs. OT, RS
Othuyeg The Doom-Walker Appears as a great, tentacled eye (similar to Cyäegha). DF, VC, SP
Quachil Uttaus Treader of the Dust Appears as a miniature, wrinkled mummy with ankylosed, outstretched claws. KU, RU
Q'yth-az  ? A crystalline entity. EF
Rh’Thulla of the Wind[9]  ?  ?  ?
Rhan-Tegoth He of the Ivory Throne A tall humanoid with crab-like appendages; hard to describe in a few words. HM, LT
Rlim Shaikorth The White Worm A gigantic, whitish worm with a huge maw and eyes made of dripping globules of blood. CW, HG, LP
Saa'itii The Hogge A giant, spectral hog. [citation needed]
Sfatlicllp
—
—
 FT
Shathak
—
—
 FT
Shterot  ? Separate, living tentacles. [citation needed]
Shudde M'ell The Burrower Beneath,
The Great Chthonian		 Appears as a colossal worm with anterior tentacles. BU, CS, TC, WU
Summanus Lord of Hell,
Monarch of Night,
The Terror that Walketh in Darkness		 A mouthless, grotesque human with tentacles. FH, WG
Sthood  ?  ?  ?
Tharapithia  ?  ? [citation needed]
Tsathoggua The Sleeper of N'kai,
The Toad-God,
Zhothaqqua, Sadagowah		 Appears as a huge, furry, almost humanoid toad. BC, DS, FT, IU, OL, RT, SG, TS
Ut'ulls-Hr'her  ?  ?  ?
Vulthoom The Sleeper of Ravermos,
Gsarthotegga		 May appear as a monstrous plant with an enormous, elf-like blossom. VU
The Worm that Gnaws in the Night Doom of Shaggai A massive, worm-like fiend. AG
X'chll'at-aa Lord of the Great Old Ones,
The Unborn God,
Enemy of All That Live		  ? [citation needed]
Y'golonac The Defiler Appears as a naked, headless human with a mouth in the palm of each hand; other features are nebulous. CP
Yhoundeh The Elk Goddess Perhaps an elk-like humanoid. DS, LE
Yibb-Tstll The Patient One,
The Watcher in the Glade		 Gigantic, bat-winged humanoid with detached eyes; truly horrible to behold. CB, OK, SC
Yig Father of Serpents A scaly, serpent-like humanoid. CY, SJ, VY
Ythogtha The Thing in the Pit Appears as a colossal, cyclops-like Deep One. OA, PD, TC, TP
Zathog  ?  ? FB, WZ
Zhar and Lloigor The Twin Obscenities Both appear as a colossal mass of tentacles (have a rumoured triplet). SA, LS, SX
Zoth-Ommog Dweller in the Deeps A gigantic entity with a cone-shaped body, a reptilian head, and starfish-like arms. HG, OA, TC
Zstylzhemghi Matriarch of Swarms,
Zystulzhemgni		  ? FT, TA
Zushakon Dark Silent One,
Old Night,
Zul-Che-Quon,
Zuchequon		 Appears as a swirling, black vortex. BH, KD
Zvilpogghua Feaster from the Stars,
The Sky-Devil,
Ossadagowah		 Winged, tentacle-faced, toad-like giant. LT, RM, SV

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Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος, associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. ... Sea slug can mean: (in zoology, strict sense): animals of the order Opisthobranchia, or specifically: Nudibranch (often in literature, for example as translation of the Japanese namako): Holothurian This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Hastur (The Unspeakable One, Him Who Is Not to be Named, Assatur, Xastur, or Kaiwan) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ... Cthulhu and Rlyeh Cthulhu (other spellings: Kutulu, Qthulu, Ktulu, Cthulu, Kthulhut, Kulhu, Thu Thu, Tulu,[1] and many others) is a fictional being created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Ithaqua (the Wind-Walker or the Wendigo) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The following fictional celestial bodies figure prominently in the Cthulhu Mythos stories of H.P. Lovecraft and other writers. ... For other meanings of this term, see Blob. ... The Brian Lumley deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by British horror writer Brian Lumley. ... Mordiggian is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos. ... The following compendium includes the lesser known Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Artistic portrayal of Shub-Niggurath, along with her Thousand Young. Shub-Niggurath, often associated with the phrase The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Henry Kuttner deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by horror writer Henry Kuttner. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Brian Lumley deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by British horror writer Brian Lumley. ... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... The Clark Ashton Smith deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by California-based horror writer and poet Clark Ashton Smith. ... A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or airlessness. ... The Clark Ashton Smith deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by California-based horror writer and poet Clark Ashton Smith. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ... The Brian Lumley deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by British horror writer Brian Lumley. ... A chthonian is a fictional character in the Cthulhu mythos. ... The Brian Lumley deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by British horror writer Brian Lumley. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ... The Clark Ashton Smith deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by California-based horror writer and poet Clark Ashton Smith. ... The Lin Carter deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by horror writer Lin Carter. ... Ygolonac (the Defiler) is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... 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 Brian Lumley deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by British horror writer Brian Lumley. ... The following compendium includes the lesser known Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Polyphemus the Cyclops. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The following compendium includes the lesser known Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Zhar (The Twin Obscenities) is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Orders Brisingida (100 species[1]) Forcipulatida (300 species[2]) Paxillosida (255 species[3]) Notomyotida (75 species[4]) Spinulosida (120 species[5]) Valvatida (695 species[6]) Velatida (200 species[7]) For other uses, see Starfish (disambiguation). ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Xothic legend cycle is a series of short stories by Lin Carter that are based on the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ... The Henry Kuttner deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by horror writer Henry Kuttner. ... Tsathoggua (the Sleeper of Nkai) is a fictional supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. ...

References

Books

  • Harms, Daniel (1998). The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, 2nd edition, Oakland, CA: Chaosium. ISBN 1-56882-119-0. 
  • Lovecraft, H.P. (1982). The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, 1st edition, Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-35080-4. 
  • Price, Robert M. (1996). "Introduction", in Robert M. Price (ed.): The New Lovecraft Circle. New York, N.Y.: Random House. ISBN 0-345-44406-X. 

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. ... Robert McNair Price was born July 7, 1954 in Mississippi and is a Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies. ...

Notes

  1. ^ "Old Ones" has variable meanings in Lovecraft's stories. Although it is synonymous with Great Old Ones, Old Ones can also refer to the Elder Things. (Harms, "Old Ones", The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, pp. 228–9).
  2. ^ Harms, "Great Old Ones", pp. 126–7.
  3. ^ Ibid. While the first theory, which proposes that the Great Old Ones were forcibly imprisoned by the Elder Gods, is delineated by the writings of August Derleth, the second theory (relating to "cosmic cycles") is debatable.
  4. ^ Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu" (1928), The Best of H.P. Lovecraft, p. 88.
  5. ^ Scott D. Aniolowski, "Mysterious Manuscripts" in The Unspeakable Oath #3, John Tynes (ed.), Seattle, WA: Pagan Publishing, August 1991. Periodical (role-playing game material). Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg first appeared in this gaming supplement.
  6. ^ When Brian Lumley read David Sutton's short story "Demoniacal", he wrote a sequel entitled "The Kiss of Bugg-Shash". Lumley expanded Sutton's tale and gave his unnamed entity its name—Bugg-Shash—which effectively tied Sutton's creation to the mythos. (Price, "Introduction", The New Lovecraft Circle, pp. xx–xxi). The name "Bugg-Shash", however, appeared earlier in Lumley's short story "Rising with Surtsey" (Harms, "Bugg-Shash", Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, p. 41).
  7. ^ Kag’Naru of the Air, the sibling of M'Nagalah the Eternal (from Swamp Thing fame) and Rh’Thulla of the Wind, debuted in Challengers of the Unknown #83.
  8. ^ M'Nagalah first appeared in the comic book Swamp Thing #8 (1974) in a story by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson (Harms, "M'nagalah", Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, p. 196). The being has since shown up in stories in Challengers of the Unknown, The Trenchcoat Brigade, and The All-New Atom. His siblings, Rh’Thulla of the Wind and Kag’Naru of the Air, debuted in Challengers of the Unknown #83 (which also added "the Eternal" to M'Nagalah's name).
  9. ^ Rh’Thulla of the Wind, the sibling of M'Nagalah the Eternal (from Swamp Thing fame) and Kag’Naru of the Air, debuted in Challengers of the Unknown #83.

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External links

  • The Book of Alternative Dead Names An open database of alternate names for Cthulhu Mythos entities

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