History
Azathoth's name was frequently used in incantations and invocations:
- Along with Oshtur and Satannish, his name was invoked in an incantation for a spell from the Darkhold allowing Nightmare to enter the Earth plane.[3]
- He was one of many to be invoked during a ritual performed by Dharmi Shan in the Hyborian Age.[2]
- His name was later invoked by the Dark-Crawler, in the Modern Age.[1]
Notes
- Azathoth was a character created by H.P. Lovecraft in "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" (presumably written in 1926-27, and published posthumously in 1943).
- The Demiurge (Demiourgos in Greek) was a figure in the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, as an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe,[5] and in Gnosticism, as an evil counterpart of God and the creator of the material world, a place of sin. The Gnostic version was possibly a source of inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's Azathoth.[6] Azathoth was the primordial progenitor of many eldritch beings, including some of the Old Ones, and a central figure in the Cthulhu Mythos.[7]
- Marvel Comics's version of the Demiurge didn't created the world, but instead seeded Earth with life, and was the progenitor of the Elder Gods, a group seemingly inspired by the likes of the Old Ones.
- Will Murray noted that "Azathoth" was close to "Azoth" (an alchemical term). Robert Price considered that "Azoth", "Azazel", and "Anathoth" (a city) were presumably the origins of the name "Azathoth".[6]
- The Demiurge (Demiourgos in Greek) was a figure in the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, as an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe,[5] and in Gnosticism, as an evil counterpart of God and the creator of the material world, a place of sin. The Gnostic version was possibly a source of inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's Azathoth.[6] Azathoth was the primordial progenitor of many eldritch beings, including some of the Old Ones, and a central figure in the Cthulhu Mythos.[7]
- It is hypothesized by The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe that Azoth, who appeared in Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth #1 (April, 1990) as a stand-in for Dagoth, and later mentioned as Azotharoth in Avengers #353 (September, 1992), written by Len Kaminski, could be Azathoth.[8][9] Azotaroth being listed as an Outer God in the Demons' profile in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #3 (July, 2008) seems to be another hint towards him being either Azathoth (an Outer God himself) or a reference to him.
See Also
Links and References
- Azathoth on Wikipedia.org
- Azathoth on H.P. Lovecraft wiki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marvel Fanfare #8 ; The Light That Never Was!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Savage Sword of Conan #200 ; Barbarians of the Border
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Doctor Strange: Nexus of Nightmares #1
- ↑ Venom (Vol. 5) #24
- ↑ Demiurge on Wikipedia.org
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Price R. (1995) "The Blind Idiot God" in "The Azathoth Cycle", Chaosium, Inc on H.P. Lovecraft wiki
- ↑ Azathoth on H.P. Lovecraft wiki
- ↑ Azoth on The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- ↑ "Lovecraft & the Cthulhu Mythos in the Marvel Universe" on The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe