Ulthar
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Ulthar is a mysterious, cat-revering town in H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands, best known from the tale where a law forbids the killing of cats.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
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location in the Dreamlands ⓘ setting in a literary work ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Cats of Ulthar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
the dark wanderers with the black caravan
ⓘ
the old cotter and his wife who kill cats ⓘ the orphan boy Menes NERFINISHED ⓘ the unnamed narrator of The Cats of Ulthar ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | Dreamlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popular phrase "the cats of Ulthar" among Lovecraft readers ⓘ |
| fandom | Cthulhu Mythos fandom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | H. P. Lovecraft Dream Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Cats of Ulthar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy setting
ⓘ
weird fiction setting ⓘ |
| governedBy | burgomaster of Ulthar ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
cottages
ⓘ
gable-roofed houses ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | maps of the Dreamlands in derivative works ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cobbled streets
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rural surroundings ⓘ view of the Skai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
cat-revering people
ⓘ
large population of cats ⓘ |
| hasLaw | No man may kill a cat in Ulthar ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
sacred animals
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supernatural retribution ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrCult | cat veneration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice for cruelty to animals
ⓘ
mystery and superstition ⓘ reverence for animals ⓘ |
| inspiredWorks | later Lovecraftian pastiches and role-playing game settings ⓘ |
| languageInFiction | human languages of the Dreamlands ⓘ |
| lawEstablishedBy | experience with the mysterious dark wanderers and their kitten ⓘ |
| lawOriginStory | vengeance of cats upon a couple who killed cats ⓘ |
| locatedNearInFiction |
Hatheg
NERFINISHED
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Nir NERFINISHED ⓘ Skai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | short story literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
law forbidding the killing of cats
ⓘ
reverence for cats ⓘ |
| partOf | region along the Skai in the Dreamlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.