The 2005 Russian game Pathologic features many themes common in Lovecraftian works: The three main characters are all in some way outsiders to the city. 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. The incomprehensible, cosmic forces of his tales have as little regard for humanity as humans have for insects.[18]. Though personally irreligious, Lovecraft used various "gods" in his stories, particularly the Cthulhu-related tales, to expound cosmicism. Project Deadly CuddlesTails PlushTails PuppetPuppet TailsThe Antithesis of Life [1] The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. ", "Oklahoma native Larry Latham moves from cartoons to Web comic", "Interview with Larry Latham of Lovecraft is Missing! [2] C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness, beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life". It appears as a formless spinning hurricane-like thing with strings of violet and golden colors across its shape, constantly emitting sickening smacking and screeching noises while showing pain-stricken faces across its body. In the year 2002, he died on the same day. Cleverbot, and will often chat with online users. be forever copious, Among the feminine deities have been Mama Kuka (goddess of joy), Mama Ch'aska (goddess of dawn), Mama Allpa (goddess of harvest and earth, sometimes called Mama Pacha or Pachamama), Mama Killa (moon goddess) and Mama Sara (goddess of grain). Judaism affirms the existence of one God (Yahweh, or YHWH), who is not abstract, but He who revealed himself throughout Jewish history particularly during the Exodus and the Exile. [128]:9697[140] The non-Greek major deities include Janus, Fortuna, Vesta, Quirinus and Tellus (mother goddess, probably most ancient). During the recording of day four.wmv, he manifested himself in the form of the Elegy of Emptiness statue, an action he repeated each time the game was played. For the comic serial, see Hellboy (series). The man decided it was time for him to go to sleep since he had to work in the morning so he crept out of his sons room and went to lay in bed with his wife. 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[157] In Aztec culture, there were hundred of deities, but many were henotheistic incarnations of one another (similar to the avatar concept of Hinduism). [8], Cosmicism and human centric views of the universe are incompatible. At around 2:00 AM he woke up when he heard thumps on his door. Kaajh'Kaalbh[11] is a lesser Outer God, servitor of Azathoth, but secluded in a parallel chaotic-dimension where everything is unstable. [29][30][31]:23031 Deva is masculine, and the related feminine equivalent is devi. [90]:216[89]:62 Egyptian deities typically had an associated cult, role and mythologies. It contains numerous elements faithful to Lovecraft's story, though the studio made major cuts to the film. Male Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos". Occupation His birthday is April 23rd, 1990. [31]:23032 Zeus, the Greek king of gods, is cognate to Latin Ipiter, Old German Ziu, and Indic Dyaus, with whom he shares similar mythologies. In CthulhuTech supplements, Nodens is said to be the avatar of the Forgotten One Savty'ya. The name Oryx is given in the Call of Cthulhu RPG supplement "The Creature Companion" (The Bright Flame) and manifests as a giant pillar of blinding white and purple flames. [172][173][174] which literally means "the god" in Arabic. Mh'ithra's eternal battle with Yog-Sothoth is said to be legendary. Suc'Naath's essence is currently divided into three parts, one in a comet called Aiin, the other in some sort of statue located somewhere in the world, while the third has been genetically passed on for eons through prehuman, and now human races of Earth, mostly in the Middle East. [79][80][81], Lovecraft was an influence on Dungeons & Dragons starting in the early 1970s,[82] and initial printings of AD&D Deities & Demigods included characters from Lovecraft's novels. At the end of Lovecraft's last story "The Haunter of the Dark", the protagonist Robert Blake calls on Yog-Sothoth to save him from the eponymous malign entity that he has let loose. [203] Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism, taught that Ahura Mazda is the most powerful being in all of the existence[204] and the only deity who is worthy of the highest veneration. [6] Henotheistic religions accept one supreme deity without denying other deities, considering them as aspects of the same divine principle. First appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem of the same name, he was later mentioned in other works by Lovecraft and by other writers and in the tabletop role-playing games making use of the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft visited this premise in many of his stories, notably his 1928 short story, "The Call of Cthulhu", with reference to the eponymous creature. Lovecraft was a writer of philosophically intense horror stories that involve occult phenomena like astral possession and alien miscegenation, and the themes of his fiction over time contributed to the development of this philosophy.. Azathoth also shifts in his slumber, causing reality to change. BEN is most commonly drawn in fan-art having black eyes, with red pupils, which appear to be dripping a red liquid (presumably blood) from them. Inca people have revered many male and female deities. [10], Lovecraft's cosmicism was a result of his feeling of humanity's existential helplessness in the face of what he called the "infinite spaces" opened up by scientific thought, and his belief that humanity was fundamentally at the mercy of the vastness and emptiness of the cosmos. In addition to using pastiches of Cthulhu, the Deep Ones, and R'lyeh, writer J. Michael Straczynski also wrote the story in a distinctly Lovecraftian style. Species Astral projection: The ability project an astral body that can go anywhere. [9]:3537[10]:35758, Although most monotheistic religions traditionally envision their god as omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, and eternal,[11][12] none of these qualities are essential to the definition of a "deity"[13][14][15] and various cultures have conceptualized their deities differently. [7][8] Nontheistic religions deny any supreme eternal creator deity, but may accept a pantheon of deities which live, die and may be reborn like any other being. He is described as a son of both the Elder God Nodens and the Great Old One Lythalia and has a twin brother, Yaggdytha.[23]. [146] Cicero, in his Academica, praised Varro for this and other insights. [10]:35157 A human being can choose and live an ethical life (karma), such as being non-violent (ahimsa) against all living beings, thereby gain merit and be reborn as deva. However the exiled deity is not dead but just sleeping, and one day he will rise again from his abyss manifesting himself as a blue, 6-metre tall, cyclops-like monstrosity, with the bulk of his body covered entirely in crawling worms. There are more than a hundred different ethnic groups in the Philippines, each having their own supreme deity or deities. Clairvoyance: Ability to see the unknown. The Great Ones are the "weak gods of earth" that reign in the Dreamlands. [17]:6974[105] Mesopotamian deities were almost exclusively anthropomorphic. [192][193][194] The deva realm in Buddhist practice in Southeast Asia and East Asia, states Keown, include gods found in Hindu traditions such as Indra and Brahma, and concepts in Hindu cosmology such as Mount Meru. [citation needed]. [96][88]:160, The ancient Canaanites were polytheists who believed in a pantheon of deities,[97][98][99] the chief of whom was the god El, who ruled alongside his consort Asherah and their seventy sons. He had picked up a new video game for him, Sonic R. It was a racing game and when he gave his son the gift, he was so excited to get it and play it right away. do not make us old, [76] A number of probable representations of deities have been discovered at 'Ain Ghazal[77] and the works of art uncovered at atalhyk reveal references to what is probably a complex mythology. [10]:35657 Jainism believes in the existence of the soul (Self, atman) and considers it to have "god-quality", whose knowledge and liberation is the ultimate spiritual goal in both religions. 1994's The Lurking Fear is an adaptation of Lovecraft's story "The Lurking Fear". The Hieseba includes Nladiba (male, creator sky god) and Nladisara (females, Nladiba's two wives). A couple of days later the boy was almost finished with the game. 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[73][74] Director and writer Johannes Grenzfurthner confirms the influence in interviews. By the late 20th century, Lovecraft had become something of a pop-culture icon, resulting in countless reinterpretations of and references to his work. As 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. Then he heard someone say this very softly, You are coming with me forever!. He believed in a meaningless, mechanical, and uncaring universe that human beings, with their naturally limited faculties, could never fully understand. Nodens ("Lord of the Great Abyss") appears as a human male riding a huge seashell pulled by legendary beasts. The blackly comedic Re-Animator (1985) was based on Lovecraft's novella Herbert WestReanimator. [207], A tendency to believe in deities and other supernatural beings may be an integral part of the human consciousness. The story introduces entities as Adaedu, Alithlai-Tyy, Dveahtehs, Eyroix, Ovytonv, Urthuvn, Xislanyx and Xuthyos-SihbBz'. However, much like The X-Files before it, the show might be the most fun when it takes on the Monster of the Week episodes.. Sam and Dean Winchester were hunters, Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. Examples of representations of deities in different cultures; clockwise from upper left: Left: Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival of the Inca people, reveres. Mabel Cook Cole, Philippine Folk Tales (Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Company, 1916), pp. In Lovecraft's work, human beings are often subject to powerful beings and other cosmic forces, but these forces are not so much malevolent as they are indifferent toward humanity. [95][86]:1215 Through the early centuries of the common era, as Egyptians interacted and traded with neighboring cultures, foreign deities were adopted and venerated. [113] Marduk was a significant god among the Babylonians. Shadow of the Comet, a game which takes place in the 19th century, is strongly inspired by the myth of Cthulhu. This entity is served by a small Middle-Eastern cult known as the Golden Hands of Suc'Naath, who collect deranged intellectuals and trained assassins who wish to set Suc'Naath free (they may have connections to the old Hashashin cult as well). [7] His work was influenced by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe,[8] Algernon Blackwood,[9] Ambrose Bierce,[10] Arthur Machen,[9] Robert W. Chambers[9] and Lord Dunsany. Levitation TeleportationElectrokinesisMonster transformation (Comics)Ability to phase through reality (if summoned with a Tails Doll Curse)Essokinesis(Unknown) Demonic powersImmortalityInsanity inducementSoul Stealing (Possibly) That is until the boy forgot about him. Male While many made direct references to elements of Lovecraft's mythos, either to draw on its associations or to acknowledge his influence, many others drew on the feel and tone of his work without specifically referring to mythos elements. Called to our world, it assumes a gaseous form, penetrates the planet to the core, then erupts from below as a pillar of flame. Lovecraft: a Horror in Higher Dimensions", "From Beyond: H.P. and projecting a powerful astral form. Theism generally holds that God exists objectively and independently of human thought. "BEN's most famous quote. Mlandoth is a primal entity or force, not dissimilar to the Nameless Mist or Darkness, although it is uncertain if it is a place, conscious being, or an inconceivable maelstrom of unknown forces and properties outside the perceptible cosmos. Lovecraft thus embraced a philosophy of cosmic indifferentism. BEN was first encountered by Jadusable when he bought and played the Majora cartridge. The self-referential Necronomicon (1993), featured Lovecraft himself as a character, played by Jeffrey Combs. Once close, an eye of flame forms within. [63], The films of Panos Cosmatos, Beyond the Black Rainbow[64] and Mandy[65] take cosmic horror themes and blend them with psychedelic and new age elements,[66][67] while the work of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead in Resolution, Spring[68] and The Endless[56][69] has also been described as "Lovecraftian. Lovecraft's Dreamlands, John Fultz's "Wizards of Hyperborea"), Tamash ("The Doom That Came to Sarnath;" HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea"), Zo-Kalar ("The Doom That Came to Sarnath"; "Wizards of Hyperborea"), Hagarg Ryonis (HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea"), Karakal (HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands, "Wizards of Hyperborea", Mike Minnis' "The Crawler of Pnoth"), This page was last edited on 6 November 2022, at 20:39. For example, the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE declared that in "one person Jesus Christ, fullness of deity and fullness of humanity are united, the union of the natures being such that they can neither be divided nor confused". [21] In Lovecraft's short story "The Dunwich Horror", Yog-Sothoth impregnates a mortal woman, Lavinia Whateley, who then gives birth to twin sons: the humanoid Wilbur Whateley and his more monstrous unnamed brother. Ialdagorth (The Dark Devourer) is both the cousin and servant of Azathoth, appearing as a black, shapeless, malevolent mist. In Jain temples or festivals, the Jinas and Devas are revered. In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called Asuras. [128]:9697, Besides the Olympians, the Greeks also worshipped various local deities. Its cosmic nature is hinted at in this passage from "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" (1934) by Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price: It was an All-in-One and One-in-All of limitless being and selfnot merely a thing of one Space-Time continuum, but allied to the ultimate animating essence of existence's whole unbounded sweepthe last, utter sweep which has no confines and which outreaches fancy and mathematics alike. [33] In Old Persian, daiva- means "demon, evil god",[30] while in Sanskrit it means the opposite, referring to the "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted, shining ones". Enter The Last Door", "Interview with one of the creators of "The Last Door," a Lovecraftian video game", "Bloodborne, Lovecraft and the Dangerous Idea", "How Bloodborne honours the legacy of H.P. [33] Borges also dedicated his story, "There Are More Things" to Lovecraft, though he also considered Lovecraft "an involuntary parodist of Poe. [2][9] Cosmicism shares many characteristics with nihilism, though one important difference is that cosmicism tends to emphasize the insignificance of humanity and its doings, rather than summarily rejecting the possible existence of some higher purpose (or purposes); e.g., in Lovecraft's Cthulhu stories, it is not the absence of meaning that causes terror for the protagonists, as it is their discovery that they have absolutely no power to change anything in the vast, indifferent universe that surrounds them. That night he played the game with his son and they had a great time. [3], Religions can be categorized by how many deities they worship. A number of characteristics have been identified as being associated with Lovecraftian horror: Much of Lovecraft's influence is secondary, as he was a friend, inspiration, and correspondent to many authors who developed their own notable works. To protect oneself from the Tails Doll, the most popular method is to own a Sonic doll. He waits in his home dimension in Pherkard, until he is summoned to Earth. Alias "[182] "The principles of the Mandaean doctrine: the belief of the only one great God, Hayyi Rabbi, to whom all absolute properties belong; He created all the worlds, formed the soul through his power, and placed it by means of angels into the human body. [47] In most polytheistic religions, the different gods and goddesses are representations of forces of nature or ancestral principles, and can be viewed either as autonomous or as aspects or emanations of a creator God or transcendental absolute principle (monistic theologies), which manifests immanently in nature. The Mandaeans In Iraq. [192] A rebirth in the heavenly realm is believed to be the result of leading an ethical life and accumulating very good karma. Its appearance is that of an insectoid to toad-like squid, but its shape continuously changes, emitting an awful buzz. Lovecraft was a strong and antireligious atheist; he considered religion not merely false but dangerous to social and political progress. [149]:79798 However, states Timothy Insoll, the Aztec ideas of deity remain poorly understood. [121]:4950, Another group of deities found in Norse mythology are termed as Vanir, and are associated with fertility. Darby and The Dead 2022 1080p HULU WEBRip 1400MB DD5 1 x264-GalaxyRG [21][22][23] Some Avestan and Vedic deities were viewed as ethical concepts. To'Kustars like Way Big (Ben 10) embody cosmic energy and can manipulate it at will. Alan Moore has touched on Lovecraftian themes, in particular in his The Courtyard and Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths (and Antony Johnston's spin-off Yuggoth Creatures),[37][38] but also in his Black Dossier where the story "What Ho, Gods of the Abyss?" Alias [149]:79798 The Maya people built step pyramid temples to honor Kukulkan, aligning them to the Sun's position on the spring equinox. [146] Varro stated, in his Antiquitates Rerum Divinarum, that it is the superstitious man who fears the gods, while the truly religious person venerates them as parents. The Sun and Moon are viewed as manifestations of the supreme deity, and worship is timed and directed to them. Darkness (Magnum Tenebrosum, The Unnamed Darkness) is a mysterious entity spawned by Azathoth, and is the progenitor of Shub-Niggurath. After he possessed the cartridge he took the form of the Elegy of Emptiness statue of Link. [45], The creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola, has described the books as being influenced primarily by the works of Lovecraft, in addition to those of Robert E. Howard and the legend of Dracula. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 ed.). BEN wrote and posted the summary of jadusable.wmv in the guise of Jadusable's nonexistent roommate, and used the readers' obliviousness to escape via their download of TheTruth.rtf. Relatives Over time, Yidhra split herself into different aspects, though each part shares her consciousness. Robert M. Price, "H.P. 2007's The Mist, Frank Darabont's movie adaptation of Stephen King's 1985 novella by the same name, featuring otherworldly Lovecraftian monsters emerging from a thick blanket of mist to terrify a small New England town,[54] and 2005's The Call of Cthulhu, made by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, a black and white adaptation using silent film techniques to mimic the feel of a film that might have been made in the 1920s, at the time that Lovecraft's story was written. This Mythos entity is somewhat inspired by C. L. Moore's Shambleau, the illusionary Martian she-vampires of lust. It was then unheard from until Ryukaki began uploading videos. The account in Ynglinga saga describes the sirVanir War ending in truce and ultimate reconciliation of the two into a single group of gods, after both sides chose peace, exchanged ambassadors (hostages),[122]:181 and intermarried. Common themes related to cosmicism in Lovecraft's fiction are the insignificance of humanity in the universe[12] and the search for knowledge ending in disaster.[13]. It is unknown what BEN was like in his past life and before he died. 2007's Cthulhu, directed by Dan Gildark, it is loosely based on the novella The Shadow over Innsmouth (1936). Control metal: Someone who can manipulate metal. Some authors state that the favor of the god requires a human sacrifice or eternal servitude. Torturing and haunting players throughout the game. BEN Drowned was created by Alex Hall (Jadusable). A "contemplation of mankind's place in the vast, comfortless universe revealed by modern science" in which the horror springs from "the discovery of appalling truth". Eppirfon was originally Cthulhu's second bride who bore him a son, T'ith, now dead, murdered by Cthulhu himself. These include the six gods and six goddesses: Venus, Apollo, Mars, Diana, Minerva, Ceres, Vulcan, Juno, Mercury, Vesta, Neptune, Jupiter (Jove, Zeus); as well Bacchus, Pluto and Hercules. This video featured the first use of its signature phrase, "You shouldn't have done that". A sense of power, malignancy, and intelligence accompanies it and persons able to gaze at its form long enough can see a rudimentary face or faces within the glowing mass. [30], Subsequent horror writers also heavily drew on Lovecraft's work. The term *gheu- is also the source of the Greek khein "to pour". Later writers describe him as one of the Outer Gods. The Tails Doll is an evil, malicious, vile, and cruel entity who seeks death and destruction at every corner, for every second it lives he craves murder and anarchy, and will not stop until he exterminates all life from around him. Darkness (Magnum Tenebrosum, The Unnamed Darkness) is a mysterious entity spawned by Azathoth, and is the progenitor of Shub-Niggurath.Dendrrah. Type Of Pasta There is [13][15][60], Deism is the belief that only one deity exists, who created the universe, but does not usually intervene in the resulting world. Laughing Jack is the titular main antagonist of the Creepypasta story of the same name. Michel Houellebecq, H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life[19]. The noted Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi asserts that "Lovecraft constantly engaged in (more or less) genial debates on religion with several colleagues, notably the pious writer and teacher Maurice W. Moe. Angel Mimicry Angelic Mimicry/Physiology Angelic Powers Angelus Physiology Celestial Mimicry/Physiology Heavenly/Holy/Spiritual Messenger Physiology Homo Angelus Physiology (Humans only) Malakh/Malakim Physiology Once an Elder God, Nyctelios[12] has been punished by his peersespecially Nodensfor having created a race of foul servitors. [195][196], In the ancient Vedic texts of Hinduism, a deity is often referred to as Deva (god) or Devi (goddess). The Tails Doll is the titular main antagonist of various Creepypasta stories of the same name, as well as the urban legend of the same name. The term *ghut- is also the source of Old Church Slavonic zovo ("to call"), Sanskrit huta- ("invoked", an epithet of Indra), from the root *gheu(e)- ("to call, invoke. To survive in a changing environment, she gained the ability to take on the characteristics of any creature that she devoured. [156], A deity with aspects similar to Kulkulkan in the Aztec culture has been called Quetzalcoatl. Jains also believe that the spiritual nobleness of perfected souls (Jina) and devas make them worship-worthy beings, with powers of guardianship and guidance to better karma. ", "We Are But Ants: Mark Waid & Steve Niles Talk Lovecraft", "Into the Spiral: A Conversation with Japanese Horror Maestro Junji Ito", "Gou Tanabe Launches Manga of H.P. He has affinities with the star vampires, and is rumored to have been one of mad emperor Caligula's eldritch sponsors as well. [149]:84344 Other deities found at Maya archaeological sites include Xib Chac the benevolent male rain deity, and Ixchel the benevolent female earth, weaving and pregnancy goddess. He got out of bed and slowly opened the door. "[13], The hallmark of Lovecraft's work is cosmicism, the sense that ordinary life is a thin shell over a reality that is so alien and abstract in comparison that merely contemplating it would damage the sanity of the ordinary person,[12] insignificance and powerlessness at the cosmic scale,[14] and uncompromising negativity. Sk'tai and Eppirfon are both siblings. He coincides with the entity known as the Magnum Tenebrosum. [106]:93, In the Sumerian pantheon, deities had multiple functions, which included presiding over procreation, rains, irrigation, agriculture, destiny, and justice. [136], The Greek deities, like those in many other Indo-European traditions, were anthropomorphic. [77] The Venus of Willendorf, a female figurine found in Europe and dated to about 25,000 BCE has been interpreted by some as an exemplar of a prehistoric female deity. The concept of God varies in Hinduism, it being a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning henotheism, monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism and monism among others. Status ; Livingstone, E.A., eds. Although intelligent, it speaks no known language and ignores attempts to communicate. [39]:4,29[168][169], Ilah, Ilh (Arabic: ; plural: lihah), is an Arabic word meaning "god". Members of Yidhra's cult can gain immortality by merging with her, though they become somewhat like Yidhra as a consequence. [77], Diverse African cultures developed theology and concepts of deities over their history. [31]:23032[130] Other deities, such as Aphrodite, originated from the Near East. The boy said it was the Tails Doll, that was all he knew. In appearance, Cxaxukluth resembles something of a cross between Azathoth and Ubbo-Sathla: an amorphous, writhing mass of bubbling, nuclear, protoplasmic-gel. [84] Magic: The Gathering expansions such as Battle for Zendikar (2015), Eldritch Moon (2016), and Shadows over Innistrad (2016) contain Lovecraftian components.[85]. [208][211]:211 Humans are also inclined to think teleologically and ascribe meaning and significance to their surroundings, a trait which may lead people to believe in a creator-deity. Cosmicism is the literary philosophy developed and used by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft in his intense fiction. Having a close connection to the Great Old One Bugg-Shash,[16] so should Yibb-Tstll be regarded as a Great Old Onespecifically in the Drowners group introduced by Brian Lumley, parasitic alien entities which thrive by vampyrizing the Great Old Ones themselves[17] - though in RPG materials she is classed as an "Outer God".[18]. overall No. BEN Drowned (Know My Pain) voice by David Near. Bleak Philosophy)", "Your Introduction to the Cosmic Horror Genre", "HP Lovecraft: The Cthulhu myth, upside down Kant's horror", "Lovecraft's Cosmicism: What it Is, How It Works, and Why It Fails", "S.T. The Page of Fame: Honorable Users In History. Aligist: Someone who can understand all languages. The notion of vampirism has existed for millennia. List of Supernatural Powers. [32]:496[34] The root of these terms mean "heavenly, divine, anything of excellence". Yog-Sothoth has some connection to the mysterious Old Ones mentioned in "The Dunwich Horror" (1929), but their nature, their number, and their connection to Yog-Sothoth are unknown. Within days of its escape, BEN began to utilize Jadusable's abandoned YouTube channel. Shabbith-Ka appears as a shapeless, roughly man-sized purplish aura, spitting and crackling with powerful electrical arcs. [45][46] Polytheism is the belief in and worship of multiple deities,[47] which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, with accompanying rituals. [203], Attempts to rationally explain belief in deities extend all the way back to ancient Greece. [77] Nonetheless, it is possible to evaluate ancient representations on a case-by-case basis and rate them on how likely they are to represent deities. Tails Doll is either a machine made by Eggman who went out of its programming or a malevolent entity/demon from another realm that has either possessed the doll or taken on its form, possibly even a deity or a former human. [104][39]:4 The "sons of El" were demoted from deities to angels. [127] These continued to be revered through the early centuries of the common era, and many of the Greek deities inspired and were adopted as part of much larger pantheon of Roman deities. Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-Matic knows. [10]:35758[200], Jain texts reject a trans-cosmic God, one who stands outside of the universe and lords over it, but they state that the world is full of devas who are in human-image with sensory organs, with the power of reason, conscious, compassionate and with finite life. Oryx was introduced without name in August Derleth's "The Lair of the Star-Spawn" (1932). Murdering and torturing peopleEating souls It's unknown what BEN looked like before he drowned, although most assume he had a striking resemblance to Link. [42][43][44], Theism is the belief in the existence of one or more deities. [112][106]:10609, The Mesopotamian mythology of the first millennium BCE treated Anar (later Aur) and Kiar as primordial deities. [122]:181[124][125], Temples hosting images of Germanic deities (such as Thor, Odin and Freyr), as well as pagan worship rituals, continued in Nordic countries into the 12th century, according to historical records. Later on we see the stream divide, producing strange poets and fantaisistes of the Symbolist and Decadent schools whose dark interests really centre more in abnormalities of human thought and instinct than in the actual supernatural, and subtle story-tellers whose thrills are quite directly derived from the night-black wells of cosmic unreality. He told his son it was time for bed. It was perhaps that which certain secret cults of earth have whispered of as YOG-SOTHOTH, and which has been a deity under other names; that which the crustaceans of Yuggoth worship as the Beyond-One, and which the vaporous brains of the spiral nebulae know by an untranslatable Sign Yog-Sothoth sees all and knows all. The cosmic entity Yog-Sothoth was first mentioned in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (written 1927, first published 1941). [108], The most important deities in the Sumerian pantheon were known as the Anunnaki,[109] and included deities known as the "seven gods who decree": An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu and Inanna. Fictional deities in H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, "Great Old Ones" redirects here. [89][90] The Last Door is a point-and-click adventure game which combines Lovecraftian horror with Gothic horror,[91][92][93] and the FromSoftware game Bloodborne includes many Lovecraftian and cosmic horror themes,[94][95] without using the Cthulhu Mythos. Whoever attempts summoning this entity needs the aid of a dimensional shambler, and the deity may manifest in a variety of forms, often as an immense lava lake or a vast pool of solidified quicksilver. The ciphers it posted led followers to youshouldnthavedonethat.net, the base of operations for a cult known as the Moon Children. [77] Modern archaeologists now generally recognize that it is impossible to conclusively identify any prehistoric figurines as representations of any kind of deities, let alone goddesses. These beings (the Great Old Ones, Outer Gods and others) though dangerous to humankind are portrayed as neither good nor evil, and human notions of morality have no significance for these beings. Having promised to leave Jadusable alone if he helped it, it tricked him into playing further into its game. It is an all-knowing deity, which means it knows the past, present, and future. Our custom writing service is a reliable solution on your academic journey that will always help you if your deadline is too tight. The Tails Doll is the titular main antagonist of various Creepypasta stories of the same name, as well as the urban legend of the same name. [93]:8586, The first written evidence of deities are from early 3rd millennium BCE, likely emerging from prehistoric beliefs. An ambiguous deity regarded as an Elder God. multiply the people, Relatives [56], William Eubank, director of the 2020 film Underwater, has confirmed that the creatures of his film are tied to the Cthulhu Mythos. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, this creature has since been featured in numerous popular culture references. This page is about the character. This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 06:14. A goat-like fiendish horror with bat wings and multiple horns, mentioned as the brother of Shub-Niggurath. [18][19][20], Historically, many ancient culturesincluding the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Germanic peoplespersonified natural phenomena, variously as either deliberate causes or effects. Mahayana Buddhism also includes different kinds of deities, such as numerous Buddhas, bodhisattvas and fierce deities. Variation of Cosmic Element Manipulation & Elemental Energy Manipulation.