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| + | | name = Zvilpogghua |
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| + | | alias = Feaster from the Stars, Ossadagiwah, Zvilpoggua |
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| + | | born = [[Yaksh]] (Neptune) |
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| + | | current = [[Yrautrom]], in the [[Algol]] system |
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| + | | relatives = [[Tsathoggua]] (parent), [[Shatak]] (parent), [[Sfatlicllp]] (offspring) |
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| + | | first = "[[The Lurker at the Threshold]]" |
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| + | | created by = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]] and [[August Derleth]] |
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'''Zvilpogghua''' (the ''Feaster from the Stars'') is the son of [[Tsathoggua]] and [[Shathak]], and is the father of [[Sfatlicllp]]. Zvilpogghua was conceived on the planet [[Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies#Yaksh|Yaksh]] ([[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]). |
'''Zvilpogghua''' (the ''Feaster from the Stars'') is the son of [[Tsathoggua]] and [[Shathak]], and is the father of [[Sfatlicllp]]. Zvilpogghua was conceived on the planet [[Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies#Yaksh|Yaksh]] ([[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]). |
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“The Star Beast” is the avatar form of this god (sometimes called the minion of “the Great Old One”) and was sometimes summoned by the American Indians, although they rarely did this because it could only go back to the stars of its own free will. |
“The Star Beast” is the avatar form of this god (sometimes called the minion of “the Great Old One”) and was sometimes summoned by the American Indians, although they rarely did this because it could only go back to the stars of its own free will. |
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| − | <p>Zvilpogghua was created by Clark Ashton Smith; and expanded upon by Lin Carter; Graham Masterton's novel ''Manitou'' uses the "Evill Sorceries..." quote from Derleth's ''The Lurker On The Threshold'' as a staring point, thus uses this god as an element.</p> |
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[[Category:Cthulhu Mythos deities]] |
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[[Category:Great Old Ones]] |
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Zvilpogghua (the Feaster from the Stars) is the son of Tsathoggua and Shathak, and is the father of Sfatlicllp. Zvilpogghua was conceived on the planet Yaksh (Neptune).
Zvilpogghua is known to the American Indians as Ossadagowah.and is mentioned under this name in the book Of Evill Sorceries Done in New England of Demons in No Humane Shape. He usually takes the form of an armless, winged, bipedal toad with a long, rubbery neck and a face completely covered in tentacles. He currently dwells on Yrautrom, a planet that orbits the star Algol, in the Perseus Constellation. Zvilpoggua is an alternative spelling.
“The Star Beast” is the avatar form of this god (sometimes called the minion of “the Great Old One”) and was sometimes summoned by the American Indians, although they rarely did this because it could only go back to the stars of its own free will.