Yig, Satogua, Gatanothwa, the great old ones.

Up to this point in the series we have discussed two great old ones, Cthulhu and Haster,

but those are far from the only great old ones in the mythos.

Lovecraft himself invented a number more, and of course the Pantheon has been expanded

greatly over the years by other incredibly creative authors.

The scope of this series is to cover mainly Lovecraft's work, but I'll go over a number

of great old ones here.

First, we have Yig, father of serpents, who first appeared in the story The Curse of Yig,

by Zelia Bishop and H.P. Lovecraft.

Yig came to earth from the world Zendanua, and supposedly is responsible for creating reptiles,

insects, and some even say humanity, although that is likely only spread by his worshippers.

It is possible that Yig inspired the myths and beliefs in the Mesoamerican deity Ketsalquato,

for Yig has a very similar appearance.

Yig is easy to please, but also easy to anger, which makes worshipping him a risky proposition.

It is said that he takes vengeance by transforming his enemies into half-snake

monstrosities and sends his children of similar appearance as his agents in the world.

Secondly, we move on to Ghatanothwa, who first appeared in Out of the Aeons by Hazel Heald and

H.P. Lovecraft. Gatanoetua, supposedly the firstborn of Kthulhu, was brought to Earth from Yuggeth, a planet

apparently located in our own solar system.

Gatano Thwa has a horrific appearance, even by mythos standards, and anyone who gazes upon his

form is petrified, becoming encased in leathery skin, but still alive.

Ketanothwa is trapped under the lost continent of Mu, and was kept placated by the people

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