Tsathoggua

Tsathoggua (the ''Sleeper of N'kai'', also known as Zhothaqquah) is a supernatural entity in the Cthulhu Mythos shared fictional universe. He is the creation of American writer Clark Ashton Smith and is part of his Hyperborean cycle.

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Character.name: Tsathoggua
Character.series: Cthulhu Mythos
Character.image: Tsathoggua.jpg
Character.caption: Khannea Suntzu's impression of Tsathoggua
Character.first: "The Whisperer in Darkness" (1931)
Character.creator: Clark Ashton Smith
Character.alias: Zhothaqquah

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Gender: male
Creator: Clark Ashton Smith
Image: Tsathoggua.jpg

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from narrative universe: Cthulhu Mythos
present in work: Cthulhu Mythos

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Contents

Description
Servitors
Formless spawn
Voormis
Family tree
Cxaxukluth
Ghisguth
Hziulquoigmnzhah
Klosmiebhyx
Knygathin Zhaum
Sfatlicllp
Shathak
Ycnágnnisssz
Zstylzhemghi
Zvilpogghua
Other appearances
''The Tsathoggua Cycle''
References
Notes
Books
Web sites
External links

Tsathoggua/Zhothaqquah is described as an Old One, a god-like being from the pantheon. He was introduced in Smith's short story "The Tale of Satampra Zeiros", written in 1929 and published in the November 1931 issue of Weird Tales. His first appearance in print, however, was in Robert E. Howard's story "The Children of the Night", written in 1930 and published in the April–May 1931 issue of Weird Tales. His next appearance in print was in H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Whisperer in Darkness", written in 1930 and published in the August 1931 issue of Weird Tales.

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