Hastur
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Hastur is a mysterious and often malevolent Great Old One in the Cthulhu Mythos, associated with madness, forbidden knowledge, and the eerie city of Carcosa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoggoth | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Old One
ⓘ
fictional deity ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Derleth Cthulhu Mythos stories
ⓘ
works of H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ works of Robert W. Chambers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aldebaran
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ⓘ
Carcosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyades NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake of Hali NERFINISHED ⓘ The King in Yellow NERFINISHED ⓘ forbidden knowledge ⓘ madness ⓘ yellow sign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Lovecraftian horror character
ⓘ
cosmic horror entity ⓘ fictional god ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ambrose Bierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy |
H. P. Lovecraft
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ⓘ
Robert W. Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
decay
ⓘ
despair ⓘ insanity ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Cthulhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | “Haïta the Shepherd” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAuthor | Ambrose Bierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
artists
ⓘ
dreamers ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| inspired |
Call of Cthulhu RPG scenarios
ⓘ
later horror fiction ⓘ tabletop role-playing games ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English-language literature ⓘ |
| nature |
eldritch being
ⓘ
extraterrestrial entity ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
The King in Yellow
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ⓘ
distant star-like presence ⓘ robed figure in tattered yellow ⓘ |
| power |
induce madness
ⓘ
reality distortion ⓘ telepathic influence ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
The King in Yellow (play)
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ⓘ
Yellow Sign (symbol) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Carcosa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake of Hali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | cosmic entity ⓘ |
| worshipedBy | cults ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hoggoth