Mythos Deities – Ithaqua

We’re back and we’re flying the friendly skies. Well, maybe not that friendly. OK, they’re downright malevolent. Ithaqua may be one of the fastest ways to travel but the in-flight entertainment is chilling. And the less said about the landings, the better. At least we have these nifty little tokens to remember our trip by. If only we had the time to enjoy them before freezing to death… Main Topic: Mythos Deities – Ithaqua This episode is the latest in our series on the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos, looking at Ithaqua — the wind-walker. Previous entries include Dagon, Shub-Niggurath, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, Hastur, Azathoth, Nodens, Mordiggian and Ubbo-Sathla. In our discussion, we look at Ithaqua’s origins, how he has been developed over the years, and how we might use him ourselves. Additionally, we delve into the conflation of Ithaqua with wendigo legends and how we might untangle them. Thank you very much to everyone who suggested resources to help us understand the actual wendigo legends and how they have often been misused in horror fiction. Especially, we would like to thank Shane Hawk and cornysams on Twitter and Stephen Wall, Al Smith and Giles on our Discord server. Any misinterpretations of the materials they suggested reflect solely on us, not on these fine people or the resources they suggested. If you’d like to learn more about the background and misrepresentation of wendigo legends, the resources in question are: * “Cannibalism in Contact Narratives and the Evolution of the Wendigo” by Michelle Lietz* “The Appropriation of the Windigo Spirit in Horror Literature” by Kallie Hunchman * “The Horror! The Horror? The Appropriation, and Reclamation, of Native American Mythology” by Joe Nazare* “Incursion Into Wendigo Territory” by Jackson Eflin* “The Mythology and Misrepresentation of the Windigo” by Elizabeth McCauley* Out of the Ordinary: Folklore and the Supernatural edited by Barbara Walker Links Things we mention in this episode include: * The Magnus Archives* August Derleth*