Main article: Hyperborean Cycle § Abhoth Aiueb Gnshal Īiueb Gnshal ( The Eyes Between Worlds, The Child-Minded God) is a mysterious Outer God, who has his abode in a forgotten temple located somewhere in Bhutan. Lovecraft himself never made reference to them as the Outer Gods, instead calling them the Other Gods or the gods of the outer hells, as noted in his short story " The Other Gods". The only Outer God to have a true personality, Nyarlathotep possesses a malign intellect and reveals a mocking contempt for his masters. Nyarlathotep, the "Crawling Chaos", is the avatar of the Outer Gods, existing as the incarnation of space and functions as an intermediary between the deities of the pantheon and their cults. Yog-Sothoth, the "All-in-One and One-in-All", co-rules with Azathoth and exists as the incarnation of time in the cosmos, yet is somehow locked outside the mundane universe. Among the Outer Gods present at Azathoth's court are the entities called "Ultimate Gods" in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (called "Lesser Outer Gods" in the Call of Cthulhu RPG), and possibly Shub-Niggurath, the "Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young". A group of Outer Gods dance rhythmically around Azathoth, in cadence to the piping of a demonic flute. Karakal (HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea", Mike Minnis' "The Crawler of Pnoth")Īs it is known in the Mythos, the Outer Gods are ruled by Azathoth, the "Blind Idiot God", who holds court at the center of infinity.Hagarg Ryonis (HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea").Zo-Kalar ("The Doom That Came to Sarnath" "Wizards of Hyperborea").Tamash ("The Doom That Came to Sarnath " HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea").Oukranos ( The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath).Nath-Horthath ("Celephaïs", The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Kadath/The Vision and the Journey").Lovecraft's Dreamlands, John Fultz's "Wizards of Hyperborea") Lobon ("The Doom That Came to Sarnath" H.P.The Great Ones are the "weak gods of earth" that reign in the Dreamlands.
Main article: List of Great Old Ones Great Ones The majority of these have physical forms that the human mind is incapable of processing simply viewing them renders the viewer incurably insane. However, it was Derleth who applied the notion to all of the Great Old Ones. Lovecraft visited this premise in many of his stories, notably his 1928 short story, " The Call of Cthulhu", with reference to the eponymous creature. Although worshipped by deranged human (and inhuman) cults, these beings are generally imprisoned or restricted in their ability to interact with most people (beneath the sea, inside the Earth, in other dimensions, and so on), at least until the hapless protagonist is unwittingly exposed to them. With a few exceptions, Cthulhu, Ghatanothoa, et al., this loose pantheon apparently exists outside of normal space-time. Lovecraft named several of these deities, including Cthulhu, Ghatanothoa, and Yig.
For other uses, see Old Ones (disambiguation).Īn ongoing theme in Lovecraft's work is the complete irrelevance of humanity in the face of the cosmic horrors that exist in the universe, with Lovecraft constantly referring to the "Great Old Ones": a loose pantheon of ancient, powerful deities from space who once ruled the Earth and who have since fallen into a deathlike sleep.
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