William Dyer , part of the Antarctic expedition, also notes that "the Cthulhu spawn [ They were able to undergo transformations and reintegrations impossible for their adversaries, and seem therefore to have originally come from even remoter gulfs of cosmic space [ In another account, HPL : " The Whisperer in Darkness " there is a reference to "the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon.
Cthulhu's advent is also connected, in some unknown fashion, with supernovae or possibly metaphorical stars, such as major historical figures : "I learned whence Cthulhu first came, and why half the great temporary stars of history had flared forth. Investigations into the cult activity in Innsmouth , Massachusetts has revealed that Cthulhu is also worshiped by the nonhuman creatures known as Deep Ones.
But the term "Old Ones" is often used in widely different ways:. According to one account, the Old Ones are a species of extraterrestrials, also known as Elder Things, who were at war with Cthulhu and his relatives or allies. William Dyer also notes that "the Cthulhu spawn [ According to one, "the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon.
Cthulhu's advent is also connected, in some unknown fashion, with supernovae: "I learned whence Cthulhu first came, and why half the great temporary stars of history had flared forth. With the revelation of writing detailing his relations, we have learned that Cthulhu descends from Yog-Sothoth , possibly having been born on Vhoorl , in the 23rd Nebula. He mated with Idh-yaa on the planet Xoth.
According to correspondence between Lovecraft and fellow author James F. Lovecraft includes a fanciful family tree in which he himself descends from Cthulhu via Shaurash-ho , Yogash the Ghoul , K'baa the Serpent , and Ghoth the Burrower. Lovecraft 4. The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath ranges across much of the Dreamlands — an alternate realm that humans access via their dreams — and features a run-in with an Outer God Cosmic beings of even greater power than the Great Old Ones.
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