Lovecrafts cosmic creations originated from deep space some of whom had become the original gods of earth. Lovecraftthe term was coined by august derleth a contemporary correspondent and protégé of lovecraft to identify the settings tropes and lore that were employed by lovecraft and his literary successors.
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Cthulhu mythos tier list. Xexanoth is a fictional character from clark ashton smiths cthulhu mythos work. Species are the creatures that inhabit the universe of the cthulhu mythos. Bthis list is a work in progress. Later writers in the mythos. The name cthulhu derives from the central creature in lovecrafts seminal. B this is my own attempt at compiling a complete mythos story list.
Apparently xexanoth is the bane and mortal enemy of the time god aforgomon and because of aforgomon likely being an avatar of the outer god yog sothoth is probably an elder or outer god. I made this list for my own use but it might be helpful for others as well. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. This category relates to all pages containing content from the cthulhu mythos created by hp. He was kod by a steamboat and never displayed anything above planetary if that iirc. I dont expect to ever actually list every mythos story though i will try.
The vary in shapes and size in physical and mental power. Although this legendarium is also. So the mythos are rated as 3 a so they should be 11 c because they are just a dream and big boi aozzy should be 10 b because he is a hooman. So theyd be an example of a slightly weaker tier 0. The term itself was coined by the writer august derleth. Orignal story cthulhu wasnt that bad.
However this problematic term of race is better described by the contemporary language of genetics and biology. Lovecrafts cthulhu mythos beings ranked by hierarchy. Together they form the mythos that authors writing in the lovecraftian milieu have used and continue to use to craft their stories. The vast multitude of other writers who made additions or alternate versions of the character. Lovecrafts cthulhu mythos creatures from elder gods to lesser servitors. The cthulhu mythos is a shared fictional universe originating in the works of american horror writer h.
It appears only once in the chain of aforgomon where it is summoned by the main character. If i remember correctly though dont quote me on this my knowledge of the cthulhu mythos is weak on some points yog sothoth is considered to be above everything else in the cthulhu mythos pretty much to the same extent as azathoth but still being a bit weaker than azathoth. Via myconfinedspace heres an excellent full size map of h. Check out this excellent map of h. That said this list is most of all just for myself to help keep track of different authors and their stories. The cthulhu mythos encompasses the shared elements characters settings and themes found in the works of hp.
The term races has been a traditional way in which the species of the mythos have been described. Lovecraft and notably expanded upon by august derleth ramsey campbell lin carter and brian lumley along with many others.