The Call of Cthulhu and the Cosmicism of Lovecraft

The Cthulhu Mythos, founded by H.P. Lovecraft, describes a universe that exists within the dream of the blind outer god Azathoth, spanning a timeline from the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago to the eventual end of existence. This history chronicles the arrival and wars of various alien entities on Earth—such as the Elder Things, the Great Race of Yith, and Cthulhu—billions of years before the rise of humanity. Through stories like "The Call of Cthulhu," which details the discovery of the sunken city R'lyeh, the Mythos explores the philosophy of Cosmicism, suggesting that the universe is indifferent to humans and that contact with these ancient truths often leads to madness.