Tsathoggua the Toad-God was a toad-demon,[3] and one of the Great[6] Old Ones, extradimensional beings predating Earth.[1]
History
Origins and early years[]
Tsathoggua the Toad-God was a toad-demon,[3] and one of the Great[6] Old Ones, extradimensional beings predating Earth.[1]
He lived for some years on Saturn among the powerful aliens that dwelt on the surface of the giant gas planet prior the rise of man, before leaving for Earth.[6]
Elder Days[]
Tsathoggua lived in the temple on the Nameless Isle, was an ally of the Elder God Set, and was worshiped by Serpent-Men.[7] When the Serpent-Men realized that the Cobra Crown was defective, they hid it under a shrine to Tsathoggua on the Nameless Isle, guarded by a living stone idol of Tsathoggua,[3]
Hyborian Age[]
Tsathoggua's name was one of many invoked by Dharmi Shan.[8]
At some point, Varnae, Lord of Vampires, of Atlantis, became known as Tsathoggua to the Tcho-Tcho,[9] who seemingly worshiped him.
Modern Age[]
Its Latin name, Sadoquae, was invoked in the sentence "Tibi, Magnum Innominandum, signa stellarum nigrarum et bufoniformis Sadoquae sigillum", taken from the De Vermis Mysteriis ("The Mysteries of the Worm"), in order to summon the Shambler from the Stars.[4]Notes
- Tsathoggua was created by Clark Ashton Smith in the short story "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros" (written in 1929 and published in November 1931). However, its first appearance was in H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Whisperer in Darkness" (written in 1930 and published in August 1931).
- An invocation from the Iron-Bound Books of Vathelos the Blind used to summon Aksha-Thushtra included the word or name "Tsthaggua",[5] which could be either an alternate spelling of Tsathoggua, or a nod to it.
See Also
- 2 appearance(s) of Tsathoggua (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) of Tsathoggua (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Tsathoggua (Earth-616)
- 4 invocation(s) of Tsathoggua (Earth-616)
- 4 image(s) of Tsathoggua (Earth-616)
Links and References
- Tsathoggua on Wikipedia.org
- Tsathoggua at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Tsathoggua at the H.P. Lovecraft wiki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1 ; Demons' profile
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #41 ; The Quest For the Cobra Crown
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1 ; Set's profile
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #3 ; The Shambler from the Stars!
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Conan the Rogue #1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #6 ; Earth's Solar System, Saturn's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #38 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VI, Nameless Isle's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #200 ; Barbarians of the Border
- ↑ Marvel Comics Presents #63 ; Norse Blood