List of Cthulhu Mythos characters

The following characters appear in H. P. Lovecraft's story cycle — the Cthulhu Mythos.

Overview:

• Name. The name of the character appears first.
• Birth/Death. The date of the character's birth and death (if known) appears in parentheses below the character's name. Ambivalent dates are denoted by a question mark.
• Description. A brief description of the character follows next.