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THE ELDER GODS IN THE MYTHOS The Elder Gods oppose the Outer God s and the Great Old One s. Many consider them to be non-Lovecraftian since they bring a ''good versus evil'' Dichotomy into the cosmic indifference of Lovecraft's fiction. However, these deities are no more concerned for such Human notions as "good" and "evil" than the beings they oppose, and consider humans to be less than fleas. The main "Elder God" used by Lovecraft is obsession and to hints given in Lovecraft's "The Cats of Ulthar". LIST OF ELDER GODS This list is organized as follows:
Bast Bast (''Goddess of Cats'' or ''Pasht'') appears as a female human with a cat's head. Hypnos Hypnos (''Lord of Sleep'') is an enigmatic being of unknown form. Kthanid Kthanid* is the creation of Brian Lumley and is said to be the "brother" of Cthulhu . He looks like his sibling but has golden eyes. He resides in a crystal cave on Elysia . It is said that he is as ''good'' as his brother is ''evil''; however, this is debatable given the stance of non- Dualism in the mythos. He might be regarded as ''good'' given that he is an enemy of Cthulhu who is more hostile to humanity. Nodens Nodens (''Lord of the Great Abyss'') appears as an elderly, bearded, human male riding a huge seashell pulled by Legendary Beasts . N'tse-Kaambl N'tse-Kaambl* (''Whose Splendor Hath Shattered Worlds'') is the creation of Gary Myers and appears in his Short Story Collection ''The House of the Worm''. She appears as a beautiful, robed, human female bearing a shield and spear. She is a minor, feminine deity, sometimes depicted as Minerva , and dwells in the Dreamlands . Her name appears to be a Homonym for "Nancy Campbell", whose identity is unknown to all but Myers. Ulthar Ulthar (or ''Uldar'') is a deity sent to Earth to hold vigil over the Great Old One s. Vorvadoss Vorvadoss* (''The Flaming One'', ''Lord of the Universal Spaces'', ''The Troubler of the Sands'', ''Who Waiteth in the Outer Dark'') appears as a cloaked, hooded being, enveloped in green flames, with fiery eyes. He may otherwise appear as a misty, silvery being not unlike Tawil-at-U'mr with an inhuman face. Yad-Thaddag Yad-Thaddag, created by Brian Lumley , is possibly the Elder God equivalent of the Outer God Yog-Sothoth . This being has the same appearance as Yog-Sothoth, except its spheres are of a different colour and its nature is purely benevolent. OTHER APPEARANCES
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