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| − | Mount Voormithadreth | + | '''Mount Voormithadreth''' was a mountain in [[Hyperborea]]. It was a four-coned extinct volcano and the tallest peak in the [[Eiglophian mountains]]. During the age of Hyperborea, a variety of monsters and godlike beings lived in the system of caves beneath it, including [[Atlach-Nacha]], [[Tsathoggua]], [[Haon-Dor]], [[Abhoth]], and a culture of [[serpent people]]. The outer slopes of the mountain were inhabited by [[voormis]], furry proto-humans. |
| − | + | It has been suggested that the name "Voormithadreth" is a pun, a lisped homonym for "voormis' address". | |
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| + | [[Zelia Bishop]] and [[H.P. Lovecraft]] placed the mountain in the [[Hollow Earth]] region of [[K'n-Yan]] in the story "[[The Mound (fiction)]]". | ||
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| + | ==Y'quaa== | ||
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| + | The gray-litten cavern of Y'quaa is the dwelling place of [[Abhoth]], the Source of Uncleanliness. It is indirectly connected with the Cavern of Archetypes. The cavern borders on the [[Underworld#Pit_of_Unknown_Things|Dreamlands Underworld]], and [[Atlach-Nacha]] originated here. Y'quaa might also be the true home of the enigmatic [[Ubbo-Sathla]]. | ||
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| + | ==Cavern of Archetypes== | ||
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| + | The cavern of the Archetypes is a vast cavern inhabited by the spectral archetypes of all life on this earth. [[Nug and Yeb]] reside here. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * Fiction: [[Clark Ashton Smith]], "[http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/192/the-seven-geases The Seven Geases]" | ||
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| + | [[Category:Mythos:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mythos:Locations:Hyborian Age]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mythos:Prehistoric civilizations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mythos:Location:HollowEarth]] | ||
| + | [[Category:HollowEarth]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 6 August 2022
Mount Voormithadreth was a mountain in Hyperborea. It was a four-coned extinct volcano and the tallest peak in the Eiglophian mountains. During the age of Hyperborea, a variety of monsters and godlike beings lived in the system of caves beneath it, including Atlach-Nacha, Tsathoggua, Haon-Dor, Abhoth, and a culture of serpent people. The outer slopes of the mountain were inhabited by voormis, furry proto-humans.
It has been suggested that the name "Voormithadreth" is a pun, a lisped homonym for "voormis' address".
Zelia Bishop and H.P. Lovecraft placed the mountain in the Hollow Earth region of K'n-Yan in the story "The Mound (fiction)".
Y'quaa
The gray-litten cavern of Y'quaa is the dwelling place of Abhoth, the Source of Uncleanliness. It is indirectly connected with the Cavern of Archetypes. The cavern borders on the Dreamlands Underworld, and Atlach-Nacha originated here. Y'quaa might also be the true home of the enigmatic Ubbo-Sathla.
Cavern of Archetypes
The cavern of the Archetypes is a vast cavern inhabited by the spectral archetypes of all life on this earth. Nug and Yeb reside here.
References
- Fiction: Clark Ashton Smith, "The Seven Geases"
