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YOG-SOTHOTH IN THE MYTHOS


Imagination called up the shocking form of fabulous Yog-Sothoth — only a congeries of iridescent globes, yet stupendous in its malign suggestiveness.

—H. P. Lovecraft, "The Horror in the Museum"


Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God and is coterminous with ''all'' time and space, yet is supposedly locked outside of the universe that we inhabit. Its cosmic nature is hinted at in this passage from "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" ( 1934 ):

It was an All-in-One and One-in-All of limitless being and self — not merely a thing of one Space-Time continuum, but allied to the ultimate animating essence of existence's whole unbounded sweep — the last, utter sweep which has no confines and which outreaches fancy and mathematics alike. It was perhaps that which certain secret cults of earth have whispered of as YOG-SOTHOTH, and which has been a deity under other names; that which the crustaceans of Yuggoth worship as the Beyond-One, and which the vaporous brains of the spiral nebulae know by an untranslatable Sign...

—H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffman Price, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key"


Yog-Sothoth knows all and sees all, surpassing even Yibb-Tstll in wisdom and Azathoth in power. To "please" this deity could bring knowledge of many things. However, like most beings in the mythos, to see it or learn too much about it is to court disaster. Some authors state that the favour of the god requires a human sacrifice or eternal servitude.


The Old Ones


Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break through again. He knows where They have trod earth's fields, and where They still tread them, and why no one can behold Them as They tread.

—H. P. Lovecraft, " The Dunwich Horror "


Yog-Sothoth has some connection to the mysterious '' Old Ones '' mentioned in "The Dunwich Horror" ( 1929 ), but their nature, their number, and their connection to Yog-Sothoth are unknown. Nonetheless, they are probably allied to him in some way, since Wilbur Whateley , the half-human son of Yog-Sothoth, tried to summon them so that they could control Wilbur's more tainted twin and make it reproduce.


AVATARS


Yog-Sothoth has several different Avatar s. Among them are:

  • Aforgomon (disputed)

  • The Dweller on the Threshold

  • Tawil-at-U'mr



Aforgomon


Aforgomon is an obscure avatar of Yog-Sothoth invented by Clark Ashton Smith . He was revered by many cultures past, present, and future as the God of Time because of his praeternatural ability to manipulate time and space. Little is known of this being's appearance because he only reveals himself to those who have angered him. However, it is known that he is accompanied by a blinding light. He is the mortal enemy of Xexanoth .


Tawil At-U'mr


Tawil At-U'mr (''The Most Ancient and Prolonged of Life''), also spelt ''Umr at-Tawil'' or ''Tawil-at'Umr'', is an avatar of Yog-Sothoth and presides over the timeless halls beyond the Gate of the Silver Key and the strange, near-omnipotent ''Ancient Ones'' that dwell there. He is often described as the silhouette of a man behind a strange, shimmering veil. If this being chose to rend this veil, those who viewed that which lay beyond would be driven mad by the sight. Tawil at-U'mr is generally considered to be benevolent, in total contrast to the wrathful Aforgomon.


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