What is Cthulhu?
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A character in Lovecraft's tale "The Call of Cthulhu". Cthulhu is a monstrous entity who lies "dead but dreaming" in the city of R'lyeh, a place of non-Euclidean madness presently (and mercifully) sunken below the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Cthulhu appears in various monstrous and demonic forms in early myths of the human race. Racial memory preserves Him as humanity's most basic nightmare. Cthulhu is the high priest of the Great Old Ones, unnatural alien beings who ruled the Earth before humanity formed, worshipped as gods by some misguided people. It is said that They will return, causing worldwide insanity and mindless violence before finally displacing humanity forever.
"That bitch had some Cthulhu eyes."
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He who lies dead but dreaming. He who lies waiting under the waters, ever seeking entrance into the world of the living, so The Ancient Ones may rule the Earth once more.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die."-H.P. Lovecraft
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Cthulhu (commonly preceeded by "Great" or Old" is a monstrous being belonging to a group of entities known simply as the "Old Ones" which ruled over the Earth and allegedly warred with the Elder Things before the time of man. Great Cthulhu currently remains imprisoned in the great cyclopean, sunken city of R'lyeh (assumed to be near Valparaiso) in a death-like state awaiting the day the stars are right, when he will resume his glorious rule of earth in an orgy of destruction.
While psychicly sensitive humans have been contacted by Cthulhu through telepathy (which is assumed to be the "language" of the Old Ones), the only reported sighting by a human in recorded history occured on March 23, 1925. This was twenty-two days after R'lyeh rose above the water, only to sink once more shortly after when the merciful stars' shifting position caused Cthulhu to resume his death (the conditions required for R'lyeh to rise are also required for the Old Ones to live). This was reported by Gusaf Johansen, the only remaining crew member of the Emma. He later died under mysterious circumstances in his hometown of Oslo.
Cthulhu is described as resembling a green humanoid with draconian wings, and a head resembling an octopus (though it is believed Cthulhu is not composed of matter. While it is a common misconception that Cthulhu is evil, it is worth noting that he/it appears to be amoral, viewing humans as pests (akin to human views and actions with insects).
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl fhtagn
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A fictional character created by H.P Lovecraft a horror writer in 1919. Cthulhu is described as " A thing too horrible to describe." Although it is often though of having an octopus-like head, with bat-like wings, and being the size of a mountain. The very sight of Chthulhu can bring a grown man on his legs, and cry like a baby.
There are nut jobs out there, REALLY OUT THERE that worship it.
I find the concept of Cthulhu, and the cults....a little freaky.
I was bored, and googled Cthulhu, and am now insane YAY!
I found a Cthulhu based board game...<- this is really true.
Cloverfield was mistaken for a Cthulhu movie.
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The Great Old One, or High preist of the Great Old Ones depending on the story you read.
Less a god than a monstrous horror resembling an octopus, man, and dragon cojoined from a creation wholy unlike birth.
Best pronounced sucking water into your lungs whilst beining dragged down by a tentical.
Anyone shewn Cthulhu, sometimes even in representations fearfully crafted by his cults, cannot survive sane.
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" In his city, R'lyeh, Great Cthulhu waits, dreaming.
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