What ocean is Cthulhu from?

Cthulhu is characterized as the priest or leader of the Old Ones, a species that came to Earth from the stars before human life arose. The Old Ones went dormant, and their city slipped under Earth's crust beneath the Pacific Ocean.
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Where does Cthulhu originate from?

Cthulhu was born on the planet Vhoorl, located in the 23rd nebula. He traveled to the star Zoth where he spawned his offspring. Along with his children and the Star Spawn of Cthulhu, Cthulhu travelled to Saturn and then to Earth. They landed on a continent in the Pacific Ocean and built the city R'lyeh.
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Does Cthulhu live in the ocean?

First appearing in the February 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales, he is depicted as an octopoid Great Old One of enormous power who lies in a death-like slumber in his sunken city of R'lyeh beneath the Pacific Ocean.
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Is Cthulhu A octopus or a Squid?

In "The Call of Cthulhu", H. P. Lovecraft describes a statue of Cthulhu as: "A monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind."
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What is the location of Cthulhu?

R'lyeh is a fictional lost city that was first mentioned in the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in Weird Tales in February 1928. R'lyeh is a sunken city in the South Pacific and the prison of the entity called Cthulhu.
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Why is Cthulhu in the ocean?

Cthulu and the Deep Ones

Created by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, Cthulu fell from the stars when the Earth was still young with many other cosmic deities which became known as the Deep Ones for their choice to dwell in the deepest part of the Ocean.
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Is Cthulhu a squid?

Cthulhu is a cosmic entity who was created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. He first appeared in "The Call of Cthulhu", which was written in 1926. In it, Cthulhu is described as resembling "...an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature.... A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque scaly body with rudimentary wings".
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What color is Cthulhu's eye?

The Eye of Cthulhu's appearance is that of a giant eye with several veins that move when he flies. The Eye of Cthulhu's sclera is blue and his iris is greenish.
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What is Cthulhu's full name?

So far, the full sentence, exact and correctly spelled, "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" has never been mentioned in Marvel Comics in its original spelling.
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What race is Cthulhu?

Biology. Little is known about Cthulhu's origins, other than he's the offspring of a being called Nug and the grandchild of the Outer Gods Yog-Sothoth and Shub-Niggurath - both of which are grandchildren of the primordial Azathoth, who created the universe.
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Is Cthulhu a good guy?

He is the great-grandson of the greatest evil in all of the Universe, though he himself is not evil. Cthulhu transcends morality. He is instead the priest of the dormant Old Gods, who can only return upon the proper alignment of the stars.
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What type of God is Cthulhu?

The outer god known as Cthulhu is one of the safest of the outer deities to work with (along with the goddess Shub-Niggurath). As stated in the introduction to the outer gods, they are not evil beings but are usually neutral in morality and typically do not care much for humans.
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What happens if you see Cthulhu?

The creature is described as “a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind.” It is said to be so terrible to behold that it destroys the sanity of those who ...
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Was Cthulhu in underwater?

Cthulhu is the main antagonist of the 2020 science-fiction thriller/horror film Underwater.
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Is Cthulhu real or fake?

Is Cthulhu real? - Quora. Look pal, Cthulhu's existence is only present in the works HP Lovecraft, in fact, he was a creation made by Lovecraft himself. Meaning that… he's just that, a creation, a figment of imagination made by the human mind. So he's obviously fictional cause he was made up.
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What language does Cthulhu speak?

R'lyehian is a fictional language spoken by ancient cosmic dieties (the Great Old Ones, see F'igure 1) in Lovecraft's 1926 short story Call of Cthulhu [7] and in his later work. Below is an example sentence in R'lyehian: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
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What is Cthulhu's religion called?

The Cthulhu Cult, also known as the Cult of Cthulhu, is a loosely-organized cult that appears in the Cthulhu mythos, as created by Howard Philips Lovecraft.
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What does Cthulhu eat?

Like the Psilotoad, the Cthulhu can only eat Pet Food type 2, and can eat Human corpses.
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Is the Moon Lord Cthulhu's brother?

While initially explained to be Cthulhu's brother, it was later confirmed in a lore post on the official forum that the Moon Lord was, indeed, Cthulhu himself.
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Is there an eye of Cthulhu pet?

The Suspicious Grinning Eye is a Master Mode-exclusive drop from the Eye of Cthulhu, with a 1/4 (25%) chance to drop. It summons a Suspicious Eye pet which resembles the Eye of Cthulhu.
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Is the Kraken Cthulhu's daughter?

Cthylla, also known as The Kraken or The Secret One, is an offspring of Cthulhu and Idh-yaa. She is the daughter of Cthulhu, and is critical to his plans, as should Cthulhu somehow die, Cthylla will give birth to him once again.
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Is Cthulhu a leviathan?

Leviathan is the name given by some Inuit Cultists to a child of Cthulhu: "...the Other Tornasuks left or went to sleep with Him [Cthulhu], except Dagon his servant-creation and Leviathan his son." It is not clear if it is one of the named sons.
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Is Cthulhu immortal?

H.P. Lovecraft's most iconic monster, Cthulhu, is an immortal god-like being whose origin and powers are far beyond human understanding.
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What is Cthulhu made of?

The creature is described as a combination of an octopus, a dragon, and a human being, and just looking upon it will drive the viewer insane.
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