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Gnoph-Keh, also known as Gnophkeh.

Origin: H.P. Lovecraft, "Polaris" (1920)

Description

Gnoph-Keh portrayed on the cover of Chaosium's *Mythic Iceland*

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.

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.
scenario:

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+'''Gnoph-Keh''', also known as '''Gnophkeh'''.
+Origin: H.P. Lovecraft, "Polaris"  (1920)
+==Description==
 [[File:Mythiciceland.png|100px|thumb|right|Gnoph-Keh portrayed on the cover of Chaosium's ''[[Mythic Iceland]]'']]
-The Gnoph-Keh are violent, hairy entities, with an affinity for cold, ice and snow. Artwork portrays them as similar to very large six-legged polar bears, with a narwhal-like horn. They were first mentioned in H. P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald's “The Horror in the Museum”.
+<blockquote>
+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>
+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.
+==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 [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.
+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]].
+==Associated Mythos Elements==
+* deity: [[Aphoom-Zhah]], [[Rhan-Tegoth]]
+* race: [[voormi|Voormis]]
+* location:  [[Hyperborea]], [[Lomar]]
+==References==
-===Gnoph-Keh===
+* 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.
+* scenario:
-'''Gnoph-Keh''' 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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