Editing Nodens (section)

=== Lovecraft ===

Nodens appears as a deity in [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s [[Cthulhu Mythos]].{{sfnm|1a1=Leiber|1y=2001|1p=10|2a1=Wood|2y=2022|2pp=128, 131|3a1=Burleson|3y=1990|3p=95}} His appearance and action were based on a mixture of [[Celtic mythology]], [[Roman mythology]], and the deity's appearance in [[Arthur Machen]]'s ''[[The Great God Pan]]''.{{sfn|Wood|2022|pp=128, 132–136}} Nodens first appeared in Lovecraft's 1926 novella ''[[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath]]'', where he is an "archaic" god served by the [[night-gaunt]]s. He is depicted as somewhat benevolent and as opposing the frightening [[Nyarlathotep]].{{sfnm|1a1=Leiber|1y=2001|1p=10|2a1=Wood|2y=2022|2pp=128, 131}} Nodens appears again in Lovecraft's short story "[[The Strange High House in the Mist]]", also written in 1926. When the protagonist, Thomas Olney, enters the eponymous house, he sees "primal Nodens, Lord of the Great Abyss" riding in a large shell that is carried by dolphins.{{Sfnm|1a1=Burleson|1y=1990|1p=95|2a1=Wood|2y=2022|2pp=129, 132}}