Zstylzhemgni

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming..." - English translation of Aklo verse This article is written on a topic within the Greater Cthulhu Mythos based on information from works in the Mythos. By default, all information is to be assumed to derive from the Lovecraft Myth Cycle unless otherwise marked.

Zstylzhemghi is the offspring of Ycnágnnisssz, the wife of Ghisguth, and the mother of Tsathoggua.

Behind the MythosEdit

The character first appeared in Smith's 1934 "Genealogical Chart of the Elder Gods" answer to Barlow's now missing style sheet:^[1]

                 Azathoth                           Ycnagnnisssz
          (reproduced by fission)              (fissionary being from
                     |                           the dark star Zoth)
                     |                                    \
                Cxaxukluth                                 \
                (androgyne)                                 \
               /     |     \                                 \
              /      |      \                                 \
           Tulu      |      Ghizguth-----------+-----------Zstulzhemgni
                     |       (male)           /              (female)
                     |                       /
                     |                      /
             Hzioulquoigmnzhah         Tsathoggua--------+--------Shathak
                   (male)                                |
                                                         |
                                                    Zvilpogghua
                                                         |
                                                         |
                                                     Sfatlicllp
                                                (daughter who mated
                                                    with Voormi)
                                                         |
                                                         |
                                                  Knygathin Zhaum
                                               (peopled Commoriom by
                                              fission after the human
                                                 residents had left)

ReferencesEdit