Mythos Deities: The Daemon Sultan, Azathoth

We’re back and we’re bubbling and blaspheming at the centre of the universe. Actually, we’re just sitting at home like everyone else. It’s still nice to dream of getting out of the house, however, even if it is to the nightmare court of Azathoth. We’ll take any change of scenery we can get right now. And at least there would be some banging tunes to listen to… Main Topic: Mythos Deities: Azathoth This is the latest instalment in our series on the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. Earlier episodes have covered Dagon, Shub-Niggurath, Yog-Sothoth and Nyarlathotep. This time, the focus is on the blind idiot god at the centre of it all, Azathoth. We dig into Azathoth’s origins and how he changed throughout Lovecraft’s work. Then we move on to exploring how other writers have used and adapted Azathoth (warning: contains Lumley). Finally, we dig into Azathoth’s role in Call of Cthulhu, discussing how we might use him in our games. This is the last episode we recorded in person before the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to self-isolate. The next few episodes (at least) will be recorded using the wonders of the internet. You may notice that they sound a bit different. Links Things we mention in this episode include: * Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book * HPLHS replica of Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book * “Azathoth” by H P Lovecraft * The Azathoth Cycle: Tales of the Blind Idiot God * Vathek by William Beckford * The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H P Lovecraft * “The Other Gods” by H P Lovecraft * “Nyarlathotep” by H P Lovecraft * The Gods of Pegāna by Lord Dunsany * “The Whisperer in Darkness” by H P Lovecraft * “Fungi From Yuggoth” by H P Lovecraft * “The Dreams in the Witch-House” by H P Lovecraft * “The Horror in the Museum” by H P Lovecraft for Hazel Heald *