Haribol Posted Monday at 09:22 PM On 28.1.2026 at 3:26 AM, Sanity Check said: Cthulhu's awakening is often depicted as a catastrophic event, where his return brings chaos and destruction, leading to the demise of a significant portion of humanity. In various interpretations, it is suggested that his rise could incite fear and madness, resulting in a violent reckoning for those who encounter him.  In "The Chronicles of Narnia," Father Time is depicted as a giant who once ruled a kingdom in the upper world but has fallen into a deep sleep in Underland. He is awakened at the end of the world, where he fulfills his role by extinguishing the sun, marking the end of Narnia ...     Has anyone ever noticed the high degree to which our storytelling culture is inspired by christianity?    Sounds like Norse mythology to me tbh.  Fenrir howls terribly before the doors to Hel; the wolf will break its bonds and run. I know much wisdom, I see deep in the future, all the way to Ragnarok, a dark day for the gods.  Brothers will fight one another and kill one another, cousins will break peace with one another, the world will be a hard place to live in. It will be an age of adultery, an age of the axe, an age of the sword, an age of storms, an age of wolves, shields will be cloven. Before the world sinks into the sea, there will be no man left who is true to another.  The giants are at play, and the gods’ fate is kindled at the blast of Gjallarhorn: Heimdall blows that horn hard, holds it high aloft, Odin speaks with Mimir’s head.  The old tree sighs when the giant shakes it— Yggdrasil still stands, but it trembles.  Fenrir howls terribly before the doors to Hel; the wolf will break its bonds and run. I know much wisdom, I see deep in the future, all the way to Ragnarok, a dark day for the gods.  Hrym advances from the east with a shield before him, and the Midgard-serpent is in a monstrous rage. The serpent beats the waves, and the eagle screams eagerly, splitting corpses with its pale beak. Naglfar, the giants’ ship, is released.  That ship sails from the east, bearing giants over the sea, and Loki is its captain. The giants are coming together with Fenrir, and Loki too is with them on that voyage.  What news from the gods? What news from the elves? All Jotunheim is roaring, the Aesir are in counsel, and the dwarves, creatures of the mountains, tremble by their doors of stone. Have you learned enough yet, Allfather?  Surt comes from the south with a bright light in his hand, yes, the sun shines upon the sword in his grasp. The mountains collapse, the trolls fall, men walk the road to Hel, and the skies divide above.  Then comes the second sorrow of Frigg, when Odin goes to fight the wolf, and Frey goes to fight the giant Surt. Then Odin, Frigg’s husband, will fall to Fenrir.  Then comes the great son of Odin, Vithar, to fight, to avenge his father on the wolf. He shoves his sword into the mouth of Fenrir, all the way to the heart, and thus Odin is avenged. Then Thor comes, Earth’s son, Odin’s son, to fight the Midgard-serpent— the protector of Midgard will kill that serpent in his rage. But all humankind will die out of the world when Thor falls after only nine steps, struck down by the venom of the honorless serpent.  The sun turns black, the earth sinks into the sea, the bright stars fall out of the sky. Flames scorch the leaves of Yggdrasil, a great bonfire reaches to the highest clouds.  Fenrir howls terribly before the doors to Hel; the wolf will break its bonds and run. I know much wisdom, I see deep in the future, all the way to Ragnarok, a dark day for the gods.Å Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted Monday at 09:42 PM ... Homer won;t be responding for a while .... he is incapacitated at the moment .  he was comparing H. P. Lovecraft with the Bible and  Nania .... went into his wardrobe to look for a witch and a lion .... and cant find his way out . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
