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| − | + | '''Gnoph-Keh''', also known as '''Gnophkeh'''. | |
| − | ===Gnoph-Keh=== | + | Origin: H.P. Lovecraft, "Polaris" (1920) |
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| + | ==Description== | ||
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| + | [[File:Mythiciceland.png|100px|thumb|right|Gnoph-Keh portrayed on the cover of Chaosium's ''[[Mythic Iceland]]'']] | ||
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| + | A small bulge in the canvas far to the right suggested the sharp horn of Gnoph-Keh, the hairy myth-thing of the Greenland ice, which sometimes walked on two legs, sometimes on four, and sometimes on six. | ||
| + | <br>— H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald, "The Horror in the Museum" | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
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| + | The Gnoph-Kehs are dangerous cannibalistic entities found on the Greenland ice cap. Current artwork portrays them as similar to very large six-legged polar bears, with a narwhal-like horn, but not all sources agree with this, nor do the sources provide any clearer account of their form. The Gnoph-Kehs dwelt in [[Hyperborea]] before the [[voormi|Voormis]], and in [[Lomar]] before the Lomarians, and were driven out by both peoples. | ||
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| + | ==Heresies and Controversies== | ||
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| + | Some accounts draw a distinction between Gnoph-Kehs and Gnophkehs, describing the first in the terms given above and the second as a humanoid race of Greenland that worshipped the Gnoph-Kehs. Others, including Laurence Cornford's usually reliable [http://www.eldritchdark.com/articles/criticism/62/a-hyperborean-glossary Hyperborean Glossary], give "Gnoph-Keh" as the term for a single member of the Gnophkeh race. | ||
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| + | According to one source, '''Gnoph-Keh''' is also is the name given to a single, exceptionally large member of the Gnoph-Keh, possibly spawned by [[Aphoom-Zhah]]. This being may have procreated the Gnoph-Keh race. He currently lies entombed in ice below [[Hyperborea]]. | ||
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| + | Gnophkehs and Gnoph-kehs might bethe same creature, with the difference reconciled by the frightful unicorn-like creatures with humanoid faces described in "[[The Mound (fiction)]]", the [[Gyaa-yothn]], which were the product of genetic tampering with human, [[Serpent-Man]], and other source maerial, by the [[People of K'n-yan]]: the three creatures might all be more or less human versions of the same hybrid monstrosity. | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
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| + | * deity: [[Aphoom-Zhah]], [[Rhan-Tegoth]] | ||
| + | * race: [[voormi|Voormis]] | ||
| + | * location: [[Hyperborea]], [[Lomar]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | * fiction: "[http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/p.aspx Polaris]" and [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dq.aspx The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath] by H.P. Lovecraft; and "[http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx The Horror in the Museum]" by H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald. | ||
| + | * scenarios: [[The_Trail_of_Tsathogghua_(Scenario)|The Trail of Tsathogghua]] | ||
| + | * sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | ||
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| + | [[Category:HollowEarth]] | ||
| + | [[Category:LovecraftMythos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 30 June 2022
Gnoph-Keh, also known as Gnophkeh.
Origin: H.P. Lovecraft, "Polaris" (1920)
Description
A small bulge in the canvas far to the right suggested the sharp horn of Gnoph-Keh, the hairy myth-thing of the Greenland ice, which sometimes walked on two legs, sometimes on four, and sometimes on six.
— H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald, "The Horror in the Museum"
The Gnoph-Kehs are dangerous cannibalistic entities found on the Greenland ice cap. Current artwork portrays them as similar to very large six-legged polar bears, with a narwhal-like horn, but not all sources agree with this, nor do the sources provide any clearer account of their form. The Gnoph-Kehs dwelt in Hyperborea before the Voormis, and in Lomar before the Lomarians, and were driven out by both peoples.
Heresies and Controversies
Some accounts draw a distinction between Gnoph-Kehs and Gnophkehs, describing the first in the terms given above and the second as a humanoid race of Greenland that worshipped the Gnoph-Kehs. Others, including Laurence Cornford's usually reliable Hyperborean Glossary, give "Gnoph-Keh" as the term for a single member of the Gnophkeh race.
According to one source, Gnoph-Keh is also is the name given to a single, exceptionally large member of the Gnoph-Keh, possibly spawned by Aphoom-Zhah. This being may have procreated the Gnoph-Keh race. He currently lies entombed in ice below Hyperborea.
Gnophkehs and Gnoph-kehs might bethe same creature, with the difference reconciled by the frightful unicorn-like creatures with humanoid faces described in "The Mound (fiction)", the Gyaa-yothn, which were the product of genetic tampering with human, Serpent-Man, and other source maerial, by the People of K'n-yan: the three creatures might all be more or less human versions of the same hybrid monstrosity.
Associated Mythos Elements
- deity: Aphoom-Zhah, Rhan-Tegoth
- race: Voormis
- location: Hyperborea, Lomar
References
- fiction: "Polaris" and The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft; and "The Horror in the Museum" by H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald.
- scenarios: The Trail of Tsathogghua
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum
