5 Nyarlathotep To quote HP Lovecraft: “And where Nyarlathotep
went, rest vanished, for the
small hours were rent with the screams of nightmare.” Nyarlathotep, known to many
by his epithet The Crawling Chaos, is an Outer God in the Cthulhu Mythos. He is the spawn
of Azathoth and first appeared in his prose poem Nyarlathotep back in 1920. A quote from
The Dreams in the Witch-House goes as follows: “a tall, lean man of dead black colouration:
wholly devoid of either hair or bear, and wearing as his only garment a shapeless robe
of some heavy black fabric. His feet were indistinguishable because of the table and
bench, but he must have been shod, since there was a clicking whenever he changed position.
The man did not speak, and bore no trace of expression on his small, regular features.
He merely pointed to a book of prodigious size which lay upon the table…” Nyarlathotep
differs from the other deities in the Mythos in a number of ways. Most of the Outer Gods
are exiled to the stars, like Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth, and most of the Great Old Ones
are sleeping and dreaming like Cthulhu; Nyarlathotep, however, is active and frequently walks the
Earth in the guise of a human being, usually a tall, slim, joyous man. Nyarlathotep enacts
the will of the Outer Gods, and is their messenger, heart and soul, the immemorial figure of the
deputy or messenger of hidden and terrible powers. He is also the servant of Azathoth,
whose fitful wishes he fulfills. Unlike the other Outer Gods, spreading madness is more
important and enjoyable than death and destruction to Nyarlathotep. It is also suggested by some
that he will destroy the human race and possibly the earth as well.
4 Yidhra To quote John Paul LeChat in Where Yidhra
Walks: “A hundred April winds disperse her fragrance. A thousand wet Octobers scour her
footprints, The ruthless years assail the ancient memory of her presence, yet, Where
Yidhra walks the hill do not forget.” Yidhra is an Outer God who is worshipped as a beautiful,
awesome, and terrible earth-monster, similar to Shub-Niggurath and might be connected to
The Darkness, but more on her later. She has many avatar forms including Yolanda and Madam
Yi since her life-cycle centres around absorbing other lifeforms and taking from them their
evolutionary advantages. This in turn makes her immortal. She has telepathic powers which
gives her a link to her servitors, and can project illusions. Back to her avatars though.
As I mentioned, one of her avatars is Madam Yi, in which she appears as a beautiful human
Asian female, dressed in billowing red, white, and black robes. Which has a delicate painted
face that looks like that of a porcelain doll and possesses razor-like long fingernails.
The avatar appears in China, where it mates with and kills the young men provided to her
by female led and dominated cults. Producing monstrous or deformed offspring, most of which
are reabsorbed by her. 3 Shub-Niggurath
Shub-Niggurath is an Outer God in the Cthulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft. The being first appeared
in Lovecraft’s revision story “The Last Test” back in 1928; however, in Lovecraft’s
work, she is never actually described, but is frequently mentioned or called upon in
incantations. Shub-Niggurath also appears in the works of other authors, including August
Derleth, Lin Carter, and Brian Lumley. Shub-Niggurath is an Outer God or Outer Goddess in the pantheon.
She is a perverse fertility deity, said to appear as an evil cloud-like entity, as written
by HP Lovecraft in Selected Letters. She is said to be an enormous mass which extrudes
black tentacles, slime-dripping mouths, and short, writhing goat legs. Small creatures
are continually spat forth by the monstrosity, which are either consumed into the miasmatic
form or escape to some monstrous life elsewhere. Of all of the mythos deities, Shub-Niggurath
is probably the most worshipped. Her followers include the Hyperboreans, the Muvians, and
the people of Sarnath, as well as any number of druidic and barbaric cults. Shub-Niggurath
is believed to have mated with Hastur to produce the being Zhar, Ithaqua, and J’Zahar. Hastur
may also be the father of her “Thousand Young” or “Dark Young”, though there
is a good chance they were spawned by fission. Now, she has also appeared outside of the
world of Lovecraft. Both Stephen King and Terry Pratchett have referenced Shub-Niggurath
in their works. 2 Yog-Sothoth
To quote HP Lovecraft in The Dunwich Horror: “Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth
is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are
one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They
shall break through again. He knows where They have trod earth’s fields, and where
They still tread them, and why no one can behold Them as They tread.” Yog-Sothoth
is a cosmic entity and Outer God. Born of the Nameless Mist, he is the progenitor of
Cthulhu, Hastur the Unspeakable and the ancestor of the Voormi. Like many Lovecraftian gods,
Yog-Sothoth has many different appearances throughout the various stories of the mythos,
by various authors. There is however a common agreement that Yog-Sothoth visually manifests
as a mass of glowing orbs, with eyes or tendrils in some versions, and in others simply the
orbs. It is also heavily implied that Yog-Sothoth is omniscient, and is locked outside the universe,
meaning he can know and see all of space-time all at once, which means there is no secret
hidden from Yog-Sothoth. Outside of the work of HP Lovecraft, Yog-Sothoth also appears
in Doctor Who as the military strategist of the Great Old Ones, who were the equivalent
of the Time Lords in a previous universe. 1 Azathoth
To quote HP Lovecraft in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath: “Outside the ordered universe
is that amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center
of all infinity -- the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud,
and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the
muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes.”
Azathoth, sometimes called The Blind Idiot God, the Nuclear Chaos, and The Deep Dark
is an Outer God with no definite description simply because everybody envisions him differently
and he is constantly changing. There is evidence the physical manifestation of Azathoth in
the universe is continuous with a spot in the central region of the galaxy, otherwise
known as Sagittarius A - the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
galaxy. Azathoth is a significant malign presence in the Necronomicon as both Albert Wilmarth
and Walter Gilman are horrified at the mere mention of its name having both read about
it in the occult tome. In Gilman’s case it’s the witch Keziah Mason who references
Azathoth while haunting his dreams, stating: “He must meet The Black Man, and go with
them all to the throne of Azathoth at the centre of the ultimate chaos...he must sign
in his own blood the book of Azathoth and take a new secret name...what kept him from
going with her...to the throne of Chaos where the thin flutes pipe mindlessly was the fact
that he had seen the name Azathoth in the Necronomicon, and knew it stood for a primal
horror too horrible for description.” Well, there we have it! Do you guys agree
with our list? Were there any Lovecraftian Gods that we missed? Leave us all your thoughts
and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can do a part 2. Before I go though,
I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos, Top 5 Scary Locations
On Google Maps. Clay Talman said: “Lucy doesn’t have nightmares,
she causes them. All hail the Queen!” --- Weird Archives said: “Loved the workout
gear on the video, Lucy. Looked like you’re training for a marathon or boxing match. Can
you please tell me what’s the logo on your jersey.” ---
Mr Furious said: “I’m not smart but want to hear my name anyways!” ---
CullenFamilyFan10 said: “Lucy reminds me of a brunette version of tinker bell right
now. Don’t know why, just does. It’s a good look on her.” ---
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