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  1. Cthulhu Mythos | The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki | Fandom

    • Robert M. Price, in his essay "H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos", sees two stages in the development of the Cthulhu Mythos. The first stage, or "Cthulhu Mythos proper" as Price calls it, took shape durin… See more

    Structure

    The Mythos frequently takes place in fictional New England towns and is often centered on the Great Old Ones, a fearsome assortment of ancient, powerful deities who came from outer space and once ruled the Earth. T… See more

    Elemental Theory

    Derleth also connected the deities of the Mythos to the four elements of air, earth, fire, and water. This system left gaps which Derleth filled in by creating the beings Ithaqua, representing air, and Cthugha, representin… See more

    Conclusion

    Derleth became a publisher of Lovecraft's stories after his death.Lovecraft himself was very critical of his own writings and was often easily discouraged, especially when faced with any rejection of his work. Were it not f… See more

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  1. The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, first coined Cthulhu Mythos to identify the system of lore employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors.
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    The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, first coined Cthulhu Mythos to identify the system of lore employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors.
    The Cthulhu Mythos, also known as the Lovecraft Mythos, is a shared fictional universe created in the 1920s by American horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The term was coined by Lovecraft's associate August Derleth, and named after Cthulhu, a powerful fictional entity in Lovecraft's stories.
    en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Cthulhu_Mythos
    Cthulhu is characterized as the priest or leader of the Old Ones, a species that came to Earth from the stars before human life arose. The Old Ones went dormant, and their city slipped under Earth’s crust beneath the Pacific Ocean.
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    The “Cthulhu Mythos,” coined by the writer August Derleth, is all the shared elements of H.P. Lovecraft’s created world, with all its characters and horrors. It also includes the creations of writers, film, and game creators who have added to the unofficial canon of Lovecraft’s work.
    www.thecollector.com/lovecraft-and-cthulhu-mythos/
    The “Cthulhu Mythos” is a name given to the superficial elements of Lovecraft’s tales: the fictional New England towns; the extraterrestrial “gods”, and the magical grimoires (see “ His Creations ”).
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  2. Cthulhu Mythos - Wikipedia

    The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of Anglo-American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to …

     
  3. Cthulhu - Wikipedia

    Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", [2] published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the …

  4. Cthulhu | Description, Origin, & Facts | Britannica

  5. Cthulhu Mythos deities - Wikipedia

    Cthulhu Mythos deities are a group of fictional deities created by American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), and later expanded by others in the fictional universe known as the Cthulhu mythos. These entities are usually depicted as …

  6. Cthulhu | The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki | Fandom

  7. The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales - H.P. Lovecraft

    The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales collects 23 of Lovecraft’s greatest weird tales, including “The Call of Cthulhu,” “The Colour out of Space,” “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Shadow over Innsmouth,” and “The Shadow out of Time.”

  8. The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki - Fandom

    This is the online compendium of information about the Cthulhu Mythos, the 1920s cosmic horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and the ongoing growth of the Mythos in literature and popular culture.

  9. Working with the Cthulhu Mythos: A practical guide to …

    Mar 29, 2017 · Learn how to connect with the cosmic entities of the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe of horror fiction created by H.P. Lovecraft and his followers. Explore their forms, meanings, influences, and how they can help or …

  10. The Cthulhu Mythos - H.P. Lovecraft