Shub-Niggurath
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Shub-Niggurath is a monstrous, fertility-associated Outer God in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, often invoked as the “Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young.”
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Old One-related entity
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Lovecraftian entity ⓘ fictional deity ⓘ mythos deity ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Dreams in the Witch House
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The Thing on the Doorstep NERFINISHED ⓘ The Whisperer in Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ various Cthulhu Mythos stories by later authors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dark rituals
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fertility ⓘ goat imagery ⓘ the woods ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (literary creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
Black Goat of the Woods
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Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young NERFINISHED ⓘ The All-Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMentionedIn |
The Last Test
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The Whisperer in Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
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weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasOffspring | Thousand Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Call of Cthulhu role-playing game
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Cthulhu Mythos board games ⓘ horror video games ⓘ metal music lyrics ⓘ modern occult fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
goat demons of folklore
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pagan fertility gods ⓘ |
| languageOfName | invented occult language ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nameType | unpronounceable-style Lovecraftian name ⓘ |
| nature |
monstrous
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otherworldly ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | early 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic indifference
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degenerate cults ⓘ |
| role |
fertility deity
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source of monstrous progeny ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
cults
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rural sects ⓘ sorcerers ⓘ |
| worshipRitualsInclude |
blood sacrifice
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forest gatherings ⓘ summoning chants ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.