Character: yig the father of serpents (h.p. lovecraft)
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https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Yig
https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Old_One
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Yig, the Father of Serpents, is a semi-anthropomorphic Great Old One who was worshipped as a god in Central America and the southern states of the USA. While he had an arbitrary and capricious nature he was also fiercely protective of his serpentine offspring and would punish anyone who dared harm them. He is the father of Ayi'ig and the mate of the outer god Yidhra. Even though Yig is quick to anger he is also easy to please as long as no harm comes to his children, the snakes.
Unlike most of the Great Old Ones, Yig was rarely malicious, although he would enter a feeding frenzy in Autumn, leading the Pawnee, Wichita, and Caddo of Oklahoma to drum constantly from August through to October to drive him away. In addition to this, the Wichita would make offerings of corn to appease him.
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