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Juk-Shabb (also known as ''The God of Yekub'') is a [[Great Old Ones|Great Old One]] that debuted in "The Challenge from Beyond" (1935), a "round robin" commissioned for ''Fantasy Magazine'', written by [[C. L. Moore]], [[A. Merritt]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Robert E. Howard]] and [[Frank Belknap Long]]. | ''Juk-Shabb''' (also known as ''The God of Yekub'') is a [[Great Old Ones (Deities)|Great Old One]] that debuted in "The Challenge from Beyond" (1935), a "round robin" commissioned for ''Fantasy Magazine'', written by [[C. L. Moore]], [[A. Merritt]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Robert E. Howard]] and [[Frank Belknap Long]]. | ||
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==In the Mythos== | |||
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The ultimate tier was a purple cone, from the apex of which a blue smoky mist drifted upward to a sphere that poised in mid-air - a sphere that shone like translucent ivory. | |||
<br>This, the deep-grooved memories of Tothe told Campbell, was the god of Yekub, though why the people of Yekub feared and worshipped it had been forgotten a million years. | |||
<br>—C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long, ''The Challenge from Beyond'' | |||
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Juk-Shabb appears as a shining sphere of energy, using telepathy and color changes to communicate with its worshippers, the centipede-like creatures from planet [[Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies#Yekub|Yekub]] (see [[Inhabitants of Yekub]]). | |||
==Heresies and Controversies== | |||
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==Keeper Notes== | |||
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* location: [[Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies#Yekub|Yekub]] | |||
* race/cult: [[Inhabitants of Yekub]] | |||
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* fiction: "[[The Challenge from Beyond (fiction)]]", by [[C. L. Moore]], [[A. Merritt]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Robert E. Howard]] and [[Frank Belknap Long]] | |||
* text: [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cb.aspx ''The Challenge from Beyond'' at The H. P. Lovecraft Archive] | |||
* sourcebook: ''[[Malleus Monstrorum]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 30 June 2022
Juk-Shabb' (also known as The God of Yekub) is a Great Old One that debuted in "The Challenge from Beyond" (1935), a "round robin" commissioned for Fantasy Magazine, written by C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long.
In the Mythos
The ultimate tier was a purple cone, from the apex of which a blue smoky mist drifted upward to a sphere that poised in mid-air - a sphere that shone like translucent ivory.
This, the deep-grooved memories of Tothe told Campbell, was the god of Yekub, though why the people of Yekub feared and worshipped it had been forgotten a million years.
—C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long, The Challenge from Beyond
Juk-Shabb appears as a shining sphere of energy, using telepathy and color changes to communicate with its worshippers, the centipede-like creatures from planet Yekub (see Inhabitants of Yekub).
Heresies and Controversies
Keeper Notes
Cult
Description of Cult:
Associated Mythos Elements
- location: Yekub
- race/cult: Inhabitants of Yekub
References
- fiction: "The Challenge from Beyond (fiction)", by C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long
- text: The Challenge from Beyond at The H. P. Lovecraft Archive
- sourcebook: Malleus Monstrorum