Father Dagon

Mother Hydra

The Deep Ones

Up to this point we have only discussed various deities within the Cthulhu mythos

But now we will explore one of the more prominent species in the mythos

Deep Ones were only officially present in one Lovecraft's story, but many other writers have

taken Deep Ones and related ideas and crafted their own works with them.

The majority of our information on Deep Ones comes from Lovecraft's The Shadow over Insmouth,

published in 1936.

Lovecraft was displeased with the story, but it ended up being the only story of his to be published

on its own during his lifetime.

The story deals with a narrator who takes an interest in the coastal town of Innsmith, Massachusetts,

which Lovecraft based on the real town of Newburyport.

The narrator discovers the shrouded history of the town, and its connection with an aquatic species known as Deep Ones.

Deep Ones are a race of fish-like creatures that dwell in the oceans of the world, although they also have the ability to dwell on land for extended amounts of time.

They are described as human-shaped, but with scaly skin, and bulging fish heads and gills.

They are supposedly biologically immortal, living indefinitely apart from death by violence.

Due to this, it is uncertain exactly how many deep ones inhabit the oceans of the world,

but they are unknowledly intelligent and keep themselves well hidden enough.

They also have constructed various vast cities under the water,

built with stone and with mother-of-pearl decorations.

The most notable of these cities is Yohannithle, located under Devil's Reef off the coast of Innsmouth.

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