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.

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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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
distant star-like presence
robed figure in tattered yellow
power induce madness
reality distortion
telepathic influence
relatedConcept The King in Yellow (play) NERFINISHED
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.

Oshtur associatedWith Hastur
this entity surface form: Hoggoth