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Pronunciation

Is there any source/reference for those IPA transcriptions or are they just someone's original research? How on earth do you transcribe something like "tluhluh" written by some game just for the sake of the lore into IPA? How do you know "h" represents a glottal stop, for example? I'm deleting those pronunciations until someone can provide a source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.146.129.240 (talk) 12:17, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've actually heard a pronunciation that simply sounded like Choo-Loo. --46.93.158.170 (talk) 14:15, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It would be nice to have a citable source that tries to render Lovecraft's instructions in IPA. Maybe something like [χ͡θɬu:ɬu]?--2.247.246.196 (talk) 14:05, 21 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Going by L's description in our article, and assuming <hl> means the same thing in both syllables, then it should be [ˈkɬʊl.ɬu]. Given how vague the word 'gutteral' is, especially when dealing with perception rather than articulation, that could be what he meant. <kh> might have been intended to be [x] or [χ], but then I'd think he'd've say something about sounding like German or Scots <ch>, which would be a simpler explanation. So presumably ~ [̍kɬʊl.ɬu], at least when he wrote that passage. — kwami (talk) 05:09, 20 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a link to the Quora response by Andrew Bayles to the external links. It's as well thought out as any. — kwami (talk) 21:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Could it be Lovecraft got inspired by the name of the Lord Dunsany's spider-idol Hlo-hlo?--Manfariel (talk) 22:33, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Cthulhu reference

Cthulhu is referred to in D&D as a 'Great Old One', and a Warlock can make a pact with them. Qwerfjkl talk 10:24, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Terraria

While the information is accurate within the mention of Terraria under "Legacy", the source is Fandom which is against Wikipedia policy as it is user-generated content. Unless there is a reliable source proving it, it'll probably have to be removed. Icedmorning (talk) 22:49, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cthulu

The cthulhu also have a roblox group after it named the Lovecraftian Order, they have one game the Sunken City of Rhy'leh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:240:D600:45F0:C014:6A31:68DC:57E (talk) 14:48, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dungeons & Dragons mentions

This article says that Cthulhu was taken out of "all future editions," but in the current 5e version "Great Cthulhu" is mentioned as an entity appropriate to the Great Old One patron of the warlock class. Is this worth mentioning? Abelhawk (talk) 14:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of South Park

The multi-episode story arc in South Park's Season 14 featuring Cthulhu has got to be a landmark of sorts for the maistreamization of this character. It needs a mention here. --Christofurio (talk) 12:06, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, as it is WP:TRIVIA. Veverve (talk) 12:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Vevere, you just linked me to a guideline that says, "this guideline does not suggest the inclusion or exclusion of any information." That guideline is against trivia SECTIONS. It does not tell me that the inclusion of the SP use of Cthulhu itself is trivial. I don't see it as any more or less trivial than the D&D material here. But ... whatever. When I get the time I'll do a good job of it and then you can delete it and we cvan have a fun back-and-forth. You love those, right? Christofurio (talk) 15:29, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]