Cthulhu

Cthulhu Mythos

Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by H. P. Lovecraft. Introduced in the 1928 short story "The Call of Cthulhu", he is considered a Great Old One among Lovecraftian cosmic entities. Cthulhu is depicted as a gigantic green humanoid entity worshipped by cultists, with features resembling an octopus and a dragon. He is the namesake of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos.

Creator: H. P. Lovecraft
First appearance: "The Call of Cthulhu"
Classification: Great Old One

Sources and credits

Article: Cthulhu (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q12038
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Illustration: By H. P. Lovecraft. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
H. P. Lovecraft, Lovecraft, H.P. (Howard Phillips), "Cthulhu" (1934). Howard P. Lovecraft collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:926697/
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