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Shoggoth

a kind of fictional monster in the Cthulhu mythos
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Shoggoth

Summary

Shoggoth is a fictional species[1]. Shoggoth draws 2,969 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_species category, ranking #6 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shoggoth is the creator of H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • Shoggoth's instance of is recorded as fictional species[4].
  • Shoggoth is a type of fictional shapeshifter[5].
  • Shoggoth's Commons category is recorded as Shoggoths[6].
  • Shoggoth's present in work is recorded as Cthulhu Mythos[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Shoggoth's instance of is recorded as fictional species[4]. Shoggoth is a type of fictional shapeshifter[5].

Why It Matters

Shoggoth draws 2,969 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_species category, ranking #6 of 37).[2] Shoggoth has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Related Entities

H. P. Lovecraft

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fictional shapeshifter
    Instance of → —
    Present in work → Cthulhu Mythos
    Creator → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Shoggoth, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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