Cthulhu
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Etymology[edit]
Invented in 1926 by H.P. Lovecraft for his short story The Call of Cthulhu. Possibly based on chthonic (“dwelling under the earth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (widely used spelling pronunciation) /kəˈθuːluː/, /kəˈtuːluː/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːlu, -uː
Usage notes[edit]
- Lovecraft used various approximations of what he imagined as a name not pronounceable by humans, none of which he described clearly.
Proper noun[edit]
Cthulhu
- A gigantic fictional humanoid alien god being described with a head resembling an octopus and dragon wings and claws, around whom an insane cult developed.
- 1928, H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu:
- Then, bolder than the storied Cyclops, great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave-raising strokes of cosmic potency.
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Translations[edit]
a huge fictional humanoid alien god
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