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| Titles || The Many-Faced God <br> He of a Thousand Faces | |||
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| Alias || Nyaruko | |||
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| Alignment || Unknown | | Alignment || Unknown | ||
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'''Nyarlathotep''' is a being mentioned by the pirate captain Jamit Angari, the archdevil [[Azaphiel]], and [[Sorhan]]. | |||
Nyarlathotep is a being shrouded in mystery; it is unclear where myths about him originate. In the notes of Captain Jamit Angari, the pirate captain expresses his belief that Sorhan is a guise of Nyarlathotep. The archdevil [[Azaphiel]] has heard of Nyarlathotep but seems not to believe he/it exists. Sorhan himself, however, has openly declared himself Nyarlathotep. | |||
== Pronunciation == | |||
Most commonly, ''Nyarlathotep'' is pronounced nyar-LAH-thoh-tep, but I pronounce it NYAR-lat-HOH-tep, as in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV_1P4YYczU 0:10 of this video]. I believe the ''th'' in the name is not a [https://scholarwithin.com/digraph consonant digraph] but rather a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonant_cluster consonant cluster], because ''hotep'' is an actual ancient Egyptian word, meaning "at rest, at peace." | |||
== Quotes == | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
(BUZZING VOICE) | (BUZZING VOICE) | ||
... go out among men and find the ways thereof, that He in the Gulf may know. To Nyarlathotep, Mighty Messenger, must all things be told. And He shall put on the semblance of men, the waxen mask and the robe that hides, and come down from the world of Seven Suns to mock. ... | |||
—H. P. Lovecraft, ''The Whisperer in Darkness'' | —H. P. Lovecraft, ''The Whisperer in Darkness'' | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
<blockquote> | |||
Don’t fail to see Nyarlathotep if he comes to Providence. He is horrible—horrible beyond anything you can imagine—but wonderful. He haunts one for hours afterward. I am still shuddering at what he showed. | |||
—a quote by Samuel Loveman (a real poet) in a dream of H. P. Lovecraft<ref>Sauce: [https://reactormag.com/hp-lovecraft-reread-azathoth-and-nyarlathotep Deities in Brief: “Azathoth” and “Nyarlathotep”]</ref> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 24 November 2025
| Nyarlathotep | |
|---|---|
| Titles | The Many-Faced God He of a Thousand Faces |
| Alias | Nyaruko |
| Alignment | Unknown |
Nyarlathotep is a being mentioned by the pirate captain Jamit Angari, the archdevil Azaphiel, and Sorhan.
Nyarlathotep is a being shrouded in mystery; it is unclear where myths about him originate. In the notes of Captain Jamit Angari, the pirate captain expresses his belief that Sorhan is a guise of Nyarlathotep. The archdevil Azaphiel has heard of Nyarlathotep but seems not to believe he/it exists. Sorhan himself, however, has openly declared himself Nyarlathotep.
Pronunciation
Most commonly, Nyarlathotep is pronounced nyar-LAH-thoh-tep, but I pronounce it NYAR-lat-HOH-tep, as in 0:10 of this video. I believe the th in the name is not a consonant digraph but rather a consonant cluster, because hotep is an actual ancient Egyptian word, meaning "at rest, at peace."
Quotes
(BUZZING VOICE)
... go out among men and find the ways thereof, that He in the Gulf may know. To Nyarlathotep, Mighty Messenger, must all things be told. And He shall put on the semblance of men, the waxen mask and the robe that hides, and come down from the world of Seven Suns to mock. ...
—H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness
Don’t fail to see Nyarlathotep if he comes to Providence. He is horrible—horrible beyond anything you can imagine—but wonderful. He haunts one for hours afterward. I am still shuddering at what he showed.
—a quote by Samuel Loveman (a real poet) in a dream of H. P. Lovecraft[1]