Elder Things
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Elder Things are an ancient, extraterrestrial, star-headed species from H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, known for creating early life on Earth and building vast, now-ruined polar cities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Extraterrestrial lifeform
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Fictional species ⓘ Lovecraftian entity ⓘ |
| alignment | Morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old Ones (in At the Mountains of Madness context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
At the Mountains of Madness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Non-Euclidean and alien ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antarctic ruins
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Miskatonic University expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
Submerged cities
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Vast polar cities ⓘ |
| can |
Fly
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Live underwater ⓘ Survive in space ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cthulhu and his spawn
ⓘ
Other cosmic entities ⓘ Shoggoths ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Early life on Earth
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Shoggoths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Scientific and exploratory ⓘ |
| eraOfDominance | Before rise of human civilization ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | At the Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | Non-human, possibly collective or scientific hierarchy ⓘ |
| habitat |
Deep oceans
ⓘ
Polar regions of Earth ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
Barrel-shaped body
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Multiple radial arms ⓘ Starfish-like head ⓘ Tough, leathery hide ⓘ Wings for aquatic and aerial movement ⓘ |
| influenced | Evolution of terrestrial life ⓘ |
| inspired | Later Cthulhu Mythos authors ⓘ |
| inUniverseRole | Ancient precursor race ⓘ |
| language | Complex, non-human communication ⓘ |
| notSameAs |
Elder Gods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Old Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Outer space ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Shoggoths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Largely extinct ⓘ |
| taxonomyStatus | Non-human, non-carbon-based biology (fictional) ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | Highly advanced ⓘ |
| theme |
Ancient, forgotten civilizations
ⓘ
Cosmic indifference ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Prehistoric Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Biological engineering
ⓘ
Genetic manipulation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.