Cthulhu

English alt=|thumb|Cthulhu as drawn by Lovecraft (1934) Alternative forms en Ktulu Kutulu Etymology Invented in 1926 by H.P. Lovecraft for his short story The Call of Cthulhu. Possibly based on en chthonic dwelling under the earth. Pronunciation en /kəˈθuːlu/ /kəˈtuːlu/ widely used spelling pronunciation en En-us-Cthulhu.ogg US /-ˈθuː-/ en uːlu 3 Usage notes Lovecraft used various approximations of what he imagined as a name not pronounceable by humans, none of which he described clearly. Proper noun 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. en 1928 w:H.P. Lovecraft s: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. Derived terms en Cthulhuesque en Cthulhian en Cthulhic Translations a huge fictional humanoid alien god Chinese: zh 克蘇魯 kèsūlǔ Esperanto: eo Ĥtulho French: fr Cthulhu m German: de Cthulhu Greek: el Κθούλου Hebrew: he קת׳ולהו Irish: ga Cuitiliú m Japanese: ja クトゥルフ Kuturufu Korean: ko ^크툴후 Macedonian: mk Ктху́лху n Marathi: mr क्थूलू m Polish: pl Cthulhu n Portuguese: pt Cthulhu Russian: ru Кту́лху Spanish: es Cthulhu m Thai: th คธูลู See also en Lovecraftian Further reading en eponyms terms coined by H. P. Lovecraft en Fictional characters Lovecraftian horror