Outer Gods
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The Outer Gods are immensely powerful, often incomprehensible cosmic deities in the Cthulhu Mythos, embodying chaos and existing beyond conventional space, time, and human understanding.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deities in the Cthulhu Mythos
ⓘ
fictional cosmic entities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chaos
ⓘ
cosmic nihilism ⓘ entropy ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Azathoth at the center of all things ⓘ |
| characteristic | often incomprehensible ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Great Old Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | outermost beings in the mythos cosmology ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
formless
ⓘ
non-anthropomorphic ⓘ shapeless ⓘ |
| embody | cosmic chaos ⓘ |
| existenceRealm |
beyond conventional space
ⓘ
beyond conventional time ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | works of H. P. Lovecraft in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | cosmic horror ⓘ |
| include |
Azathoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darkness (as an Outer God in some sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyarlathotep NERFINISHED ⓘ Shub-Niggurath NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubbo-Sathla NERFINISHED ⓘ Yog-Sothoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influence |
dreams and visions
ⓘ
reality and natural laws ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
cosmology and modern science
ⓘ
philosophical pessimism ⓘ |
| knowledgeEffect |
forbidden knowledge
ⓘ
insanity upon true understanding ⓘ |
| loreStatus | expanded by later Mythos authors beyond Lovecraft ⓘ |
| medium |
comics and graphic novels
ⓘ
horror video games ⓘ tabletop role-playing games ⓘ weird fiction literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiments of cosmic insignificance of humanity ⓘ |
| nature | cosmic deities ⓘ |
| opposedTo | human comprehension ⓘ |
| perceptionByHumans | induce madness ⓘ |
| powerLevel | immensely powerful ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic indifference
ⓘ
eldritch abominations ⓘ |
| relationToHumans | beyond human understanding ⓘ |
| taxonomyRole | highest tier of entities in many Cthulhu Mythos hierarchies ⓘ |
| threatLevel | existential threat to reality ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
cosmic gulfs beyond the universe
ⓘ
outer void ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | cults and mad worshippers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.