Nug and Yeb

The offspring of Yog-Sothoth and Nyarlathotep. Nug was an ancestor of Cthulhu, and Yeb was possibly an ancestor of Tsathoggua. [HPL Family (online text)]

Clark Ashton Smith seems to imply that Nug is an offspring or descendant of Cxaxukluth. Smith also seems to indicate that Nug had an offspring named Ptmâk who in turn was a parent of Cthulhu (Tulu). [CAS Pnom]

In ancient Mu, T'yog believed that Nug and Yeb were among of the gods friendly to man, ready to side with man against Ghatanothoa. T'yog hoped that Shub-Niggurath and her sons would side with him; from the context, it is likely that Nug and Yeb are these sons. [HPL Aeons (online text)]

The Old Ones (3) of K'n-yan had temples to Nug and Yeb, where the subtle and orgiastic rites sickened Zamacona [Mound (online text)].

There are underground shrines to Nug and Yeb, possibly in the region of the Crimson Desert of Arabia [Test (online text)].

A secret cult in Haiti worships deities called the Old Ones (misc), including Nug and Yeb. [HC Pits]

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