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 He is also associated with the phrase "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn," which translates to "In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." Ostensibly part of a couplet from the Necronomicon, the other line being "yet He shall rise and His kingdom shall cover the Earth."
-Cthulhu has several avatars, including B'moth (Beh'moth, the Devourer) and Chorazin, although these are not mentioned in Lovecraft's work and are actually later additions. Cthulhu is served by the beings known as the ''star-spawn'' (see below), which look like smaller versions of Cthulhu himself. His coming to earth aeons ago and the sinking of R'lyeh were recorded by the [[Elder Thing|Elder Things]] (in ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]'') with whom he warred.
+Cthulhu has several avatars, including B'moth (Beh'moth, the Devourer) and Chorazin, although these are not mentioned in Lovecraft's work and are actually later additions. Cthulhu is served by the beings known as the ''star-spawn'' (see below), which look like smaller versions of Cthulhu himself. His coming to earth aeons ago and the sinking of R'lyeh were recorded by the [[Elder Thing|Elder Things]] (in ''[[At the Mountains of Madness (fiction)]]'') with whom he warred.
 ==Cthulhu in Derleth's mythos==
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 *[[Samael]], a [[Heavy Metal (music)|Black Metal]] band from Switzerland, had an instrumental track named "Rite of Cthulhu" on their album "Worship Him".
 *Electronic music is not at rest, with a Belgian DJ going by the name Cthulhu.
-*The Unquiet Void {http://www.theunquietvoid.com} released the first album in a trilogy of dark-ambient/soundscape albums based on the writing and mythology of H.P. Lovecraft in 2004. The first installment is [[Poisoned Dreams]] which is concerned mainly with the resurrection of the great Cthulhu through the exploration of Lovecraft's stories "Dagon", "The Call of Cthulhu", and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". The second installment of the trilogy, [[The Shadow-Haunted Outside]]. is the re-awakening of the Outer Gods as the consequence of magicks activated with the Necronomicon in Poisoned Dreams. Forthcoming is the third installment to be named [[Secrets of Vanished Aeons]] which will pre-date the previous two and explore the pre-human earth history o fthe elder things as written about in "At the Mountains of Madness" - these albums are currently available from and released by Middle Pillar Presents [http://www.middlepillar.com]
+*The Unquiet Void {http://www.theunquietvoid.com} released the first album in a trilogy of dark-ambient/soundscape albums based on the writing and mythology of H.P. Lovecraft in 2004. The first installment is [[Poisoned Dreams]] which is concerned mainly with the resurrection of the great Cthulhu through the exploration of Lovecraft's stories "Dagon", "The Call of Cthulhu", and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". The second installment of the trilogy, [[The Shadow-Haunted Outside]]. is the re-awakening of the Outer Gods as the consequence of magicks activated with the Necronomicon in Poisoned Dreams. Forthcoming is the third installment to be named [[Secrets of Vanished Aeons]] which will pre-date the previous two and explore the pre-human earth history of the elder things as written about in "At the Mountains of Madness" - these albums are currently available from and released by Middle Pillar Presents [http://www.middlepillar.com]
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 Cthulhu's name is usually pronounced /kəˈθuːluː/, /kəˈθʊːluː/, or /kəˈtʰʊːluː/ (IPA transliteration); however, according to Lovecraft, this may simply be the closest that human vocal cords can come to reproducing the syllables of an alien language{{Rn|Akeley-a}}. In fact, Lovecraft speculated that "Khlul'hloo" might be closer to the actual pronunciation. The ancient Babylonians believed in fish-men named Kulullu, a race of demons that [[Tiamat]] gave birth to.
-Although the cycle of stories written by Lovecraft, his proteges, and his literary successors bear the label "Cthulhu mythos" (a term invented by [[August Derleth]] and never used by Lovecraft), Cthulhu is arguably one of the least terrible creatures in the pantheon. Cthulhu himself debuted in Lovecraft's short story "[[The Call of Cthulhu (Fiction)|The Call of Cthulhu]]" ([[1928]])&mdash;though he makes minor appearances in a few other of Lovecraft's works{{Rn|Angell-a}}. Much of what is now termed the "Cthulhu mythos" varies greatly from Lovecraft's original conception of a meaningless, value-less universe with no eternal struggle. Furthermore, the mythos lore that came after Lovecraft's death was mostly concocted by Derleth.
+Although the cycle of stories written by Lovecraft, his proteges, and his literary successors bear the label "Cthulhu mythos" (a term invented by [[August Derleth]] and never used by Lovecraft), Cthulhu is arguably one of the least terrible creatures in the pantheon. Cthulhu himself debuted in Lovecraft's short story "[[The Call of Cthulhu (fiction)|The Call of Cthulhu]]" ([[1928]])&mdash;though he makes minor appearances in a few other of Lovecraft's works{{Rn|Angell-a}}. Much of what is now termed the "Cthulhu mythos" varies greatly from Lovecraft's original conception of a meaningless, value-less universe with no eternal struggle. Furthermore, the mythos lore that came after Lovecraft's death was mostly concocted by Derleth.
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-*French [[black metal]] band [[Arkham (band)|Arkham]] has many songs dealing with topics covered in the mythos, most notably in their album ''[[Chapter III - The Madness From The Sea]]'', which includes a track entitled "The Call Of Cthulhu".
+*French [[[[Heavy Metal (music)|black metal]]]] band [[Arkham (band)|Arkham]] has many songs dealing with topics covered in the mythos, most notably in their album ''[[Chapter III - The Madness From The Sea]]'', which includes a track entitled "The Call Of Cthulhu".
-*Self-proclaimed "Britannic [[battle metal]]" band [[Bal-Sagoth]] has a song called "The Dreamer In The Catacombs of Ur" on the ''[[Atlantis Ascendant]]'' [[Album (music)|album]] in which Cthulhu is mentioned.
+*Self-proclaimed "Britannic [[Heavy Metal (music)|battle metal]]" band [[Bal-Sagoth]] has a song called "The Dreamer In The Catacombs of Ur" on the ''[[Atlantis Ascendant]]'' [[Album (music)|album]] in which Cthulhu is mentioned.
 *British [[progressive]] rock band [[Caravan (band)|Caravan]] has a song "C'thlu Thlu" on their 1973 album ''For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night''.
 *There is a reference to Cthulhu by the band [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]] in the song "Circus Maximus": "Cthulu’s red headed step child, quite the precocious babe."
-*[[Cradle of Filth]], the [[black metal]] band, wrote a song about Cthulhu, "Cthulhu Dawn" (on the album ''[[Midian (album)|Midian]]'', respectively). In the song, they pronounce it {{IPA|[k&#601;&#712;&#x3b8;u&#720;lu&#720;]}}. On the Nymphetamine (2004) album the band plays a sequel to this song called "Mother of Abominations".
+*[[Cradle of Filth]], the [[Heavy Metal (music)|black metal]] band, wrote a song about Cthulhu, "Cthulhu Dawn" (on the album ''[[Midian (album)|Midian]]'', respectively). In the song, they pronounce it {{IPA|[k&#601;&#712;&#x3b8;u&#720;lu&#720;]}}. On the Nymphetamine (2004) album the band plays a sequel to this song called "Mother of Abominations".
 *[[The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets]], a Canadian [[rock band]], makes frequent (and usually tongue-in-cheek) references to Cthulhu and other members of the Lovecraft mythos, going so far as to have albums with names like ''Cthulhuriffomania!'' and ''Cthulhu Strikes Back''. They also produced ''Let Sleeping Gods Lie'', an album made with [[Wizards of the Coast]] to promote the new edition of the ''[[Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' [[role-playing game]].
 *The Spanish [[progressive metal]] band [[Dark Moor]] released a song called "The Call" in which they mention Cthulhu.
-*[[Fields of the Nephilim]], the influential British [[Gothic rock]] band, had several references to Cthulhu in "Last Exit for the Lost" and "Dead but Dreaming" (on the albums ''[[The Nephilim (album)|The Nephilim]]'' and ''[[Elizium (album)|Elizium]]'', respectively).
+*[[Fields of the Nephilim]], the influential British [[Heavy Metal (music)|Gothic rock]] band, had several references to Cthulhu in "Last Exit for the Lost" and "Dead but Dreaming" (on the albums ''[[The Nephilim (album)|The Nephilim]]'' and ''[[Elizium (album)|Elizium]]'', respectively).
 *[[Gwar]] vocalist [[Oderus Urungus]] has named his enormous, terrifying penis the 'Cuttlefish of Ctulu'.
 *[[King Diamond]] sang "Kutulu (The Mad Arab Part Two)" while he was with the band [[Mercyful Fate]].
-*The [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]] wrote two songs about Cthulhu: "The Call of Ktulu" (partially written by former Metallica guitarist [[Dave Mustaine]]), recorded on the [[1984 in music|1984]] album ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'', and "The Thing That Should Not Be", appearing on the [[1986 in music|1986]] album ''[[Master of Puppets]]''. The band's late bassist [[Cliff Burton]] was an avid fan of H. P. Lovecraft.
+*The [[Heavy Metal (music)|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]] wrote two songs about Cthulhu: "The Call of Ktulu" (partially written by former Metallica guitarist [[Dave Mustaine]]), recorded on the [[1984 in music|1984]] album ''[[Ride the Lightning]]'', and "The Thing That Should Not Be", appearing on the [[1986 in music|1986]] album ''[[Master of Puppets]]''. The band's late bassist [[Cliff Burton]] was an avid fan of H. P. Lovecraft.
-*The [[death metal]] band [[Morbid Angel]] mentions Cthulhu in the song "Lord Of All Fevers & Plague", which is included on the album ''Altars of Madness''. The band also produced a Lovecraft influenced album entitled ''Blessed Are The Sick'' (songs like "Doomsday Celebration" and "The Ancient Ones" give a hint, and the songs "Fall From Grace" and "Unholy Blasphemies" contain Lovecraftian references). On their album ''Covenant'', [[Shub-Niggurath]] is mentioned in the song "Angel of Disease"&mdash;Cthulhu is also mentioned in the final verses of this song, and, as a final nod to the mythos, the last line declares "Ancient ones rule once more."
+*The [[Heavy Metal (music)|death metal]] band [[Morbid Angel]] mentions Cthulhu in the song "Lord Of All Fevers & Plague", which is included on the album ''Altars of Madness''. The band also produced a Lovecraft influenced album entitled ''Blessed Are The Sick'' (songs like "Doomsday Celebration" and "The Ancient Ones" give a hint, and the songs "Fall From Grace" and "Unholy Blasphemies" contain Lovecraftian references). On their album ''Covenant'', [[Shub-Niggurath]] is mentioned in the song "Angel of Disease"&mdash;Cthulhu is also mentioned in the final verses of this song, and, as a final nod to the mythos, the last line declares "Ancient ones rule once more."
-*The American [[death metal]] band [[Nile (band)|Nile]] refers to Cthulhu or related deities in various songs, with some of their work related to Lovecraftian fiction, including the song "Von [[Unaussprechlichen Kulten]]". Most of the band members, particularly [[Karl Sanders]], admit to being great fans of Lovecraft's work.
+*The American [[Heavy Metal (music)|death metal]] band [[Nile (band)|Nile]] refers to Cthulhu or related deities in various songs, with some of their work related to Lovecraftian fiction, including the song "Von [[Unaussprechlichen Kulten]]". Most of the band members, particularly [[Karl Sanders]], admit to being great fans of Lovecraft's work.
 *The band [[Rotting Christ]] mentions both Cthulhu and [[Yog-Sothoth]] in the album ''[[Non Serviam]]'', and [[R'lyeh]] in the song "Which Eternal Lie" from the album ''[[Necrotical]]''.
 *A group called [[Talisdream]] produced a 70-minute CD called ''[[Mythos - H.P.Lovecraft's Cthulhu Nightmares]]'' in [[2003 in music|2003]]. This was planned as the first part of a musical trilogy, in a style similar to that of ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds]]''. In early 2004, the website registration expired, and [http://web.archive.org/web/20021001131435/http://talisdream.com/mythos_album.htm few traces] of the group or its plans remain. Some copies of the CD, sold only online via [[PayPal]], are still in circulation.
-*There was a [[black metal]] parody band called [http://www.crazeone.com/rock.html Teen Cthulhu] from Washington that has since broken up.
+*There was a [[Heavy Metal (music)|black metal]] parody band called [http://www.crazeone.com/rock.html Teen Cthulhu] from Washington that has since broken up.
-*The [[symphonic metal]] band [[Therion (band)|Therion]] released a song named "Ctulhu" on their second studio album ''[[Beyond Sanctorum]]'' ([[1992 in music|1992]]). This was arguably their final pure [[death metal]] release before their style began to evolve into its present form (although two of the songs, "Symphony Of The Dead" and "Paths" utilize a pair of classical vocalists). There is also a demo version of "Ctulhu" on the [[2000 in music|2000]] re-release of this album.
+*The [[Heavy Metal (music)|symphonic metal]] band [[Therion (band)|Therion]] released a song named "Ctulhu" on their second studio album ''[[Beyond Sanctorum]]'' ([[1992 in music|1992]]). This was arguably their final pure [[death metal]] release before their style began to evolve into its present form (although two of the songs, "Symphony Of The Dead" and "Paths" utilize a pair of classical vocalists). There is also a demo version of "Ctulhu" on the [[2000 in music|2000]] re-release of this album.
-*[[Samael]], a [[Black Metal]] band from Switzerland, had an instrumental track named "Rite of Cthulhu" on their album "Worship Him".
+*[[Samael]], a [[Heavy Metal (music)|Black Metal]] band from Switzerland, had an instrumental track named "Rite of Cthulhu" on their album "Worship Him".
 *Electronic music is not at rest, with a Belgian DJ going by the name Cthulhu.
 *The Unquiet Void {http://www.theunquietvoid.com} released the first album in a trilogy of dark-ambient/soundscape albums based on the writing and mythology of H.P. Lovecraft in 2004. The first installment is [[Poisoned Dreams]] which is concerned mainly with the resurrection of the great Cthulhu through the exploration of Lovecraft's stories "Dagon", "The Call of Cthulhu", and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". The second installment of the trilogy, [[The Shadow-Haunted Outside]]. is the re-awakening of the Outer Gods as the consequence of magicks activated with the Necronomicon in Poisoned Dreams. Forthcoming is the third installment to be named [[Secrets of Vanished Aeons]] which will pre-date the previous two and explore the pre-human earth history o fthe elder things as written about in "At the Mountains of Madness" - these albums are currently available from and released by Middle Pillar Presents [http://www.middlepillar.com]

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 **The name is used in ''Foucault's Pendulum'' by Umberto Eco, towards the end of Ch. 113
 **Cthulhu is the master of William Starling in the book ''Knees Up Mother Earth'' (2004) by British author Robert Rankin. Raised by the Eye of Utu, he sought to unearth the serpent featured in Genesis of the Bible, but was ultimately blown up by a witch's familiar.
-**Cthulhu is referred to in The Illuminatus! Trilogy in a song about sharks sung by Howard, the dolphin, the line in question being '"May storms and typhoons beat them" Howard sang on, "May Great Cthulhu rise and eat them."' - there is also a scene based in the [[Miskatonic University]] of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
+**Cthulhu is referred to in The Illuminatus! Trilogy in a song about sharks sung by Howard, the dolphin, the line in question being '"May storms and typhoons beat them" Howard sang on, "May Great Cthulhu rise and eat them."' - there is also a scene based in the [[Miskatonic University (Location)|Miskatonic University]] of the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
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 ===Film and Other Media===
-*The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an independent black-and-white silent film titled "The Call of Cthulhu", based closely on Lovecraft's original story.  More about the film through [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/ IMDB] or the HPLHS [http://www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/index.html website].
+*The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an independent black-and-white silent film titled ''[[The Call of Cthulhu (2005 film)|The Call of Cthulhu]]'', based closely on Lovecraft's original story.  More about the film through [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/ IMDB] or the HPLHS [http://www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/index.html website].
-*Arkham NW Productions, a Seattle based production company is producing a feature horror film titled "Cthulhu" loosely based on the short story "Shadow Over Innsmouth".  The film stars Jason Cottle, Scott Green, Cara Bouno and Tori Spelling and is scheduled to be released in 2006.   More on the movie through [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0478126/ imdb].
+*Arkham NW Productions, a Seattle based production company is producing a feature horror film titled ''[[Cthulhu (2007 film)|Cthulhu]]'' loosely based on the short story "Shadow Over Innsmouth".  The film stars Jason Cottle, Scott Green, Cara Bouno and Tori Spelling and is scheduled to be released in 2006.   More on the movie through [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0478126/ imdb].
 *Cthulhu is a recurring character in the [[webcomic]]s ''[[Penny Arcade (comic)|Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[Ghastly's Ghastly Comic]]'', ''[[User Friendly]]'', ''[[Irregular Webcomic!]]'', ''[[Nothing Nice to Say]]'', ''[[Mac Hall]]'' and ''[[Exploitation Now]]''. Cthulhu also appears as a recurring character in writer and artist Matt Howarth's ''Those Annoying Post Bros'' and ''Savage Henry'' comic books (using the spelling "C'Thulu") as a member of a fictional [[electronic music]] band, [[The Bulldaggers]].
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 *In [[Joss Whedon]]'s movie [[Serenity]], an animated, stylized octopus makes an appearance in a Fruity Oaty Bar commercial, emerging from an animated woman's cleavage. Some feel that this looks like Cthulhu.
-*The movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101550/ Cast a Deadly Spell] is a 1991 film based in a 1940s Cthulhuvian universe.  The main actor plays a detective named H. Phillip Lovecraft, who is hired to find an ancient book (the [[Necronomicon]]).  It has a rather impressive Cthulhu that gets summoned at the end of it.
+*The movie ''[[Cast a Deadly Spell (1991 film)|Cast a Deadly Spell]]'' is a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101550/ 1991] film based in a 1940s Cthulhuvian universe.  The main actor plays a detective named H. Phillip Lovecraft, who is hired to find an ancient book (the [[Necronomicon]]).  It has a rather impressive Cthulhu that gets summoned at the end of it.
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 ==Cthulhu's family tree==
-According to Lovecraft and his correspondent [[Clark Ashton Smith]] (see "[[Azathoth_Family_Tree]]"), Cthulhu's parent is the [[wikt:androgynous|androgynous]] deity [[Nug and Yeb|Nagoob]]. Nagoob mated with the [[Outer God]] [[Yog-Sothoth]] to bear Cthulhu on the planet [[Cthulhu mythos celestial bodies#Vhoorl|Vhoorl]]. [[Lin Carter]], in his [[The Xothic Legend Cycle|Xothic legend cycle]], mated Cthulhu with the quasi-female entity Idh-yaa to produce four offspring: [[Ghatanothoa]], [[Ythogtha]], [[Zoth-Ommog]], and [[Cthylla]]. The English horror writer [[Brian Lumley]] introduced an equally powerful, but questionably benevolent, "brother" to Cthulhu called [[Kthanid]].
+According to Lovecraft and his correspondent [[Clark Ashton Smith]] (see "[[Azathoth_Family_Tree|The Azathoth Family Tree]]"), Cthulhu's parent is the [[wikt:androgynous|androgynous]] deity [[Nug and Yeb|Nagoob]]. Nagoob mated with the [[Outer God]] [[Yog-Sothoth]] to bear Cthulhu on the planet [[Cthulhu mythos celestial bodies#Vhoorl|Vhoorl]]. [[Lin Carter]], in his [[The Xothic Legend Cycle|Xothic legend cycle]], mated Cthulhu with the quasi-female entity Idh-yaa to produce four offspring: [[Ghatanothoa]], [[Ythogtha]], [[Zoth-Ommog]], and [[Cthylla]]. The English horror writer [[Brian Lumley]] introduced an equally powerful, but questionably benevolent, "brother" to Cthulhu called [[Kthanid]].
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 ==Cthulhu in the mythos==
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 If I say that my somewhat extravagant imagination yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature, I shall not be unfaithful to the spirit of the thing. A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque and scaly body with rudimentary wings... It represented a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind. This thing, which seemed instinct with a fearsome and unnatural malignancy, was of a somewhat bloated corpulence...