It is also possible that she lives in another dimension altogether. She may also live beneath the planet Yaddith, where she is served by the Dholes. One possibility is that she dwells at the court of Azathoth at the center of the universe. However, the place from whence she comes is not known. ( EXP: The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana) With the proper occult paraphernalia, Shub-Niggurath can be summoned to any woodlands at the time of the new moon. She is also worshipped by the non-human species of the mythos, such as the "Fungi from Yuggoth" (the Mi-Go) and the Nug-Soth of Yaddith. Her worshippers include the Hyperboreans, the Muvians, T'yog of K'naa, and the people of Sarnath, as well as any number of druidic and barbaric cults. Of all the mythos deities, Shub-Niggurath is probably the most extensively worshipped. She is the wife of the Not-to-be-Named One ( HPL: " The Mound") and of Yog-Sothoth which birthed the twins Nug and Yeb. Small creatures are continually spat forth by the monstrosity, which are either consumed into the miasmatic form or escape to some monstrous life elsewhere. ( HPL: " Selected Letters 5.875")Īn enormous mass which extrudes black tentacles, slime-dripping mouths, and short, writhing goat legs. She is a perverse fertility deity, said to appear as an "evil cloud-like entity". Shub-Niggurath is an Outer God (or Outer Goddess) in the pantheon.
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