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| alias = Father of Serpents
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|alias = Father of Serpents
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| born = [[Earth]]
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|born = [[Earth]]
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| relatives = [[Ayi'ig]] (offspring)
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|relatives = [[Ayi'ig]] (offspring)
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| spouse = [[Yidhra]]
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| affiliations = [[Outer God]]s, [[Great Old One]]s, [[Progeny of Yig]]
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|affiliations = *[[Outer God]]s
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| first = {{HPL}}: "[[The Curse of Yig]]"
  
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*[[Progeny of Yig]]
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| created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]] and [[Zealia Bishop]]
  
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|first = {{HPL}}: "[[The Curse of Yig]]"
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|appearances = {{ADJ}}: [[Pathfinder]] Roleplaying Game Bestiary 6
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|created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]] and [[Zealia Bishop]]
 
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'''Yig''', the '''Father of Serpents''', is one of the [[Great Old One]]s who first appears in {{HPL}}: "The Curse of Yig". He acts as a god who sends his minions/children out to punish all who have murdered a snake in the past by either killing them or turning into a snake-like creature such as himself. He is the father of [[Ayi'ig]] and the mate of the outer god [[Yidhra]]. Even though Yig is easy to anger, Yig is also easy to please as long as no harm comes to his children, the snakes. 
  
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'''Yig''', the '''Father of Serpents''', is a half-anthropomorphic [[Great Old One]] who was worshipped as a god in Central America and the southern states of the USA. While he had an arbitrary and capricious nature he was also fiercely protective of his serpentine offspring and would punish anyone who dared harm them.
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He is the father of [[Ayi'ig]] and the mate of the outer god [[Yidhra]]. Even though Yig is quick to anger he is also easy to please as long as no harm comes to his children, the snakes. 
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==Origin and beliefs==
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In the early 1920s, an "American Indian ethnologist" conducted extensive research into snake lore from Guatemala to Oklahoma. He described Yig as the dark prototype for the more benevolent [[wikipedia:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] and [[wikipedia:Kukulkan|Kukulcan]]. 
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By the time of his investigation, the enthnologist found that the people of Oklahoma were often too afraid to discuss the legend, though this had not always been the case. Before the [[wikipedia:Land Rush of 1889|Land Rush of 1889]], the plains tribes were more open than the Pueblo or desert nomads about their worship of Yig. The influx of white immigrants, however, led to a series of unnatural tragedies. Belief was more common in the west than it was in the transplanted south eastern tribes.
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Unlike most of the Great Old Ones, Yig was rarely malicious, although he would enter a feeding frenzy in Autumn, leading the Pawnee, Wichita, and Caddo of Oklahoma to drum constantly from August through to October to drive him away. In addition to this, the Wichita would make offerings of corn to appease him. ({{HPL}}: [[The Curse of Yig]])
   
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 20 May 2020

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. This subject contains information from the Mythos Adjacent Works, and while share similar themes and features of the Mythos are not based on his work, or generally considered a part of the Mythos proper. Yig, the Father of Serpents, is a half-anthropomorphic Great Old One who was worshipped as a god in Central America and the southern states of the USA. While he had an arbitrary and capricious nature he was also fiercely protective of his serpentine offspring and would punish anyone who dared harm them. He is the father of Ayi'ig and the mate of the outer god Yidhra. Even though Yig is quick to anger he is also easy to please as long as no harm comes to his children, the snakes. 

Origin and beliefs

In the early 1920s, an "American Indian ethnologist" conducted extensive research into snake lore from Guatemala to Oklahoma. He described Yig as the dark prototype for the more benevolent Quetzalcoatl and Kukulcan. 

By the time of his investigation, the enthnologist found that the people of Oklahoma were often too afraid to discuss the legend, though this had not always been the case. Before the Land Rush of 1889, the plains tribes were more open than the Pueblo or desert nomads about their worship of Yig. The influx of white immigrants, however, led to a series of unnatural tragedies. Belief was more common in the west than it was in the transplanted south eastern tribes.

Unlike most of the Great Old Ones, Yig was rarely malicious, although he would enter a feeding frenzy in Autumn, leading the Pawnee, Wichita, and Caddo of Oklahoma to drum constantly from August through to October to drive him away. In addition to this, the Wichita would make offerings of corn to appease him. (HPL: The Curse of Yig)

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