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This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. This subject contains information from the Expanded Cthulhu Mythos, and not based on H.P. Lovecraft's works directly. Gloon, the Corrupter of Flesh, Master of the Temple, is a fictional deity created by the late American author H. P. Lovecraft for his short story "The Temple".

Description[]

Gloon is described as great limacene or slug-like abomination, though it usually hides its true nature through the glamour of a beautiful statue resembling the Greek god Dionysus.

History[]

In Lovecraft's Work[]

In "The Temple," the crew of a World War I German submarine come into possession of a statue of Gloon, which proceeds to drive most of the crew insane before dragging the sole survivor, the submarine's captain, down to the entity's temple on the ocean floor.

In Other Works[]

In the expanded Cthulhu Mythos added to by later authors, there is a homoerotic element to mankind's fascination with Gloon's false appearance (citation needed).

Gloon appears (though is unnamed) in author Molly Tanzer's novelette "The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins" (citation needed) - in this tale he is served by dolphins (which were long-associated with Dionysus [1]).

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References[]

  1. Dionysus Cup article at Wikipedia
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