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I can see why the first thing they speak when appearing before people is "do not be afraid".I saw this vid the other day.
Afaik Angels are mentioned as being pretty terrifying.
Their God was too,Afaik Angels are mentioned as being pretty terrifying.
Their God was too,
That's the earlier meaning of "awful".Yup.
The meaning of "Awe" is "overwhelming feelings of admiration, reverence, and fear"
And the Gods are always considered as Awe inspiring.
That's the earlier meaning of "awful".
But I find the modern meaning more
appropriate in describing their God.
I have long harbored the (so far, unsupported) theory that Lovecraft's mythos beings and Elder Gods were in part created in satire or parody of Abrahamic monotheism.Looks Lovecraftian. Count me as a fan!
This video popped randomly into my Youtube feed and I thought some of you people here on RF would be interested in the subject. The thread title says it all, really; the video sadly isn't that long, but I find the images and animations really fascinating nevertheless.