July 14, 2015
A map of Pluto showed that the names of underworld denizens have been informally associated with the dwarf planet's whale-shaped feature and other dark spots along the equator. The "whale" is nicknamed Cthulhu, after the dark god from H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories. Another spot is called Balrog, after the fiery demon from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Other spots are labeled Meng-p'o, Krun, Ala, Vucub-Came and Hun-Came — after underworld figures from Chinese and Maya mythology as well as Mandaean and Nigerian Igbo beliefs.
Oh dear...
Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Weird World at
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Posted by: Brett Bellmore at July 15, 2015 01:51 AM (L5yWw)
So the reason the elder gods aren't after us is that they're all in deep freeze.
Yet another reason we should be fighting global warming! If we don't, they'll thaw and come destroy us all!
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at July 15, 2015 02:48 PM (+rSRq)
You can lie an awful long time at 33 Kelvin without decay.
Posted by: Brett Bellmore at July 15, 2015 03:43 PM (L5yWw)
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