Celephais
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Celephais is a fantastical dream-city created by H. P. Lovecraft, known for its timeless beauty, marble architecture, and role as a key setting in his Dream Cycle stories.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dream-city
ⓘ
fictional city ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
"Celephaïs"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Serannian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Dylath-Leen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulthar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Rainbow (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Kuranes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dreams of Kuranes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| governedBy | King Kuranes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
bronze
ⓘ
marble ⓘ onyx ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
eternal youth for its ruler
ⓘ
time does not pass for its inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bazaars
ⓘ
carven fountains ⓘ cliffside setting ⓘ copper gates ⓘ domes ⓘ gardens ⓘ gleaming minarets ⓘ harbor ⓘ ivory steps ⓘ sea-walls ⓘ terraced streets ⓘ towers ⓘ view of the Cerenerian Sea ⓘ |
| hasRuler | King Kuranes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contrast between mundane reality and dream-worlds
ⓘ
escapism through dreams ⓘ longing for a lost past ⓘ |
| inUniverseProperty |
immune to decay
ⓘ
unchanged by the passage of time in the waking world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dreamlike atmosphere
ⓘ
marble architecture ⓘ timeless beauty ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalUniverse | English (narration) ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | Dreamlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shores of the Cerenerian Sea ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | H. P. Lovecraft Dream Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reachableBy |
flight from Serannian
ⓘ
sea voyage in the Dreamlands ⓘ |
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