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[[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Mary Elise St. Dennis']] research uncovers references to him being a messenger, like Hermes or Loki<ref name="library" />. | [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Mary Elise St. Dennis']] research uncovers references to him being a messenger, like Hermes or Loki<ref name="library" />. | ||
A conversation with [[Amery Wendy-Smith]] on [[Case3 History#March 15, 1925|March 15, 1925]] connects Nyarlathotep to several other referenced beings. See aka section below. | The [[G'harne Fragments]] refer to Nyarlathotep as an obscure Egyptian deity | ||
A conversation with [[Amery Wendy-Smith]] on [[Case3 History#March 15, 1925|March 15, 1925]] connects Nyarlathotep to several other referenced beings. See aka section below. | |||
Research on the [[G'harne Fragments]] written by Amery Wendy-Smith connects the Nyarlathotep name again to several other beings. See aka section below. | Research on the [[G'harne Fragments]] written by Amery Wendy-Smith connects the Nyarlathotep name again to several other beings. See aka section below. | ||
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=== Also Known As === | === Also Known As === | ||
[[God of the Bloody Tongue]] ( | [[God of the Bloody Tongue]] (in Africa) worshiped by the [[Cult_of_the_Bloody_Tongue|Cult of the Bloody Tongue]] | ||
[[King of the Night|King of the Night, Black King, or Lord]] | [[King of the Night|King of the Night, Black King, or Black Lord]] (in G'harne - location in Africa unknown) | ||
[[God of the Black Wind]] (in Kenya) | [[God of the Black Wind]] (in Kenya) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 28 January 2023
Found a spell that invokes this being on March 12, 1925.
Dr. Victor Lester remembers seeing a poster for the great Nyarlathotep during the group dream he shared in New York. The more he thinks about it, the more he remembers many posters plastering the walls of the post-apocalyptic world entreating everyone to come see the great Nyarlathotep[1].
Mary Elise St. Dennis' research uncovers references to him being a messenger, like Hermes or Loki[2].
The G'harne Fragments refer to Nyarlathotep as an obscure Egyptian deity
A conversation with Amery Wendy-Smith on March 15, 1925 connects Nyarlathotep to several other referenced beings. See aka section below.
Research on the G'harne Fragments written by Amery Wendy-Smith connects the Nyarlathotep name again to several other beings. See aka section below.
Also Known As
God of the Bloody Tongue (in Africa) worshiped by the Cult of the Bloody Tongue
King of the Night, Black King, or Black Lord (in G'harne - location in Africa unknown)
God of the Black Wind (in Kenya)
Spiraling Worm (in the Belgian Congo)
The Black Pharaoh (in Egypt) Worshiped by the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh
Ndura Oteba, The Sender of Great Illness (in Somaliland and Abyssinia)
Sand Bat, Father of All Bats, or The Black Wind (by Aboriginal tribes in Australia)
The Crawling Chaos named so by Robert Huston
Dark man named so by Robert Carlyle but has an upside down forehead ankh that is a reference to The Black Pharaoh
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