YogSothery Mythos
Although many know the Great Old One Cthulhu, author H.P. Lovecraft never used the term Cthulhu Mythos to describe the lore of his work. Instead he much preferred the term Yog-Sothery.The YogSothery and the Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes focused around the works of H.P. Lovecraft and other associated horror fiction writers and artists. The term ''Cthulhu Mythos'' was coined by the American writer and anthropologist, August Derleth.
"All my stories, as erotic as they may be, are based on the fundamental lore or legend that this world was inhabited at one time by another race who, in practicing black magic, lost their foothold and were expelled, yet live on outside ever ready to take possession of this earth again."|Harold Farnese, misquoting H.P. Lovecraft
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The mythos is centered around the Great Old Ones, a fearsome assortment of ancient, powerful entities who come from outer space and dimensions outside ours and once ruled the planet. They are presently quiescent, having fallen into a death-like sleep at some time in the distant past. The most well-known of these beings is Cthulhu, who currently lies "dead [but] dreaming" in the submerged city of R'lyeh somewhere in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. One day, "when the stars are right", R'lyeh will rise from beneath the sea, and Cthulhu will awaken and wreak havoc on the world.
Despite his notoriety, Cthulhu is not the most powerful of the deities, nor is he the theological center of the mythos. Instead, this position is held by the demon-god Azathoth, a mindless but all-powerful Outer God, ruling from his cosmically centered court. Nonetheless, his avatar and consciousness Nyarlathotep, who fulfills Azathoth's random urges, has intervened more frequently and more directly in human affairs than any other Outer god. He has also displayed more blatant contempt for humanity, especially his own worshippers, than almost any other Lovecraftian deity.
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