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'''Cthulhu''' (pronounced "Khlûl'hloo" or "Kathooloo") (Other spellings: Kutulu, Ktulu, Cthulu, Kthulhut, Thu Thu, Tulu) is a fictional Pre-Judeo-Christian deity/demon variously described as a "sleeping" or "dreaming" in the works of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Cthulhu sleeps in the sunken city of R'lyeh and when the stars are right, will reawaken ushering in the destruction of humanity.
'''Cthulhu''' (pronounced "Khlûl'hloo" or "Kathooloo") (Other spellings: Kutulu, Ktulu, Cthulu, Kthulhut, Thu Thu, Tulu) is a fictional Pre-Judeo-Christian deity/demon variously described as a "sleeping" or "dreaming" in the works of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Cthulhu sleeps in the sunken city of R'lyeh and when the stars are right, will reawaken ushering in the destruction of humanity.
As of 2005 some correlation has been proposed<ref>Kepler and Yard ''Lovecraft and Christianity: a hidden message?'' (2005)</ref> between the symbology of the mythos and both the Christian devil [[Satan]] and [[creation science]] in Christianity: in the stories the being Cthulhu corrupts creatures from God and turns their worship inward, on their own bodies, with horrific results<ref>H. P. Lovecraft ''The Shadow over Innsmouth'' (1941)</ref>; furthermore, many of the tales in the mythos feature the triumph of the supernatural over established science<ref>H. P. Lovecraft ''At the Mountains of Madness'', ''The Dream Quest for Unknown Kadath'' (various).</ref>. It should be recognized, however, that Lovecraft was an avowed atheist and that the symbology is likely coincidental, especially since the Cthulhu mythos has no God, and thus Great Cthulhu can't corrupt creatures "from God". Think!
As of 2005 some correlation has been proposed<ref>Kepler and Yard ''Lovecraft and Christianity: a hidden message?'' (2005)</ref> between the symbology of the mythos and both the Christian devil [[Satan]] and [[creation science]] in Christianity: in the stories the being Cthulhu corrupts creatures from God and turns their worship inward, on their own bodies, with horrific results<ref>H. P. Lovecraft ''The Shadow over Innsmouth'' (1941)</ref>; furthermore, many of the tales in the mythos feature the triumph of the supernatural over established science<ref>H. P. Lovecraft ''At the Mountains of Madness'', ''The Dream Quest for Unknown Kadath'' (various).</ref>. It should be recognized, however, that Lovecraft was an avowed atheist and that the symbology is likely coincidental.
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