"Dagon" is the second story of the writer H.P.Lovecraft, written in 1917 and published ,for the first time, in 1919. The work takes its title from the mythological God Dagon, and tells a disturbing story, happened years before to a man with the obsession of suicide. Before throwing himself from the window of his attic, this man writes some notes related to his mental state.
Dagon is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in 1919. It is one of Lovecraft's earliest works and a significant precursor to his later development of the Cthulhu Mythos. The story is a tale of horror, madness, and cosmic dread, elements that would become central themes in Lovecraft's work.
In Dagon, the narrator, who remains unnamed, recounts a disturbing and surreal experience he had while serving in World War I. The story is written as a confession or a journal entry, with the narrator detailing a haunting dream and a terrifying encounter with a strange, otherworldly entity during his time at sea. The narrator describes how he was stranded on an uncharted island after a disastrous naval encounter, where he discovered a sunken city and an ancient, monstrous god-like being, worshiped by fish-like creatures.
The story's atmosphere is one of oppressive unease and terror, typical of Lovecraft's writing. It touches on themes of human insignificance in the face of a vast, uncaring universe, and the idea of forbidden knowledge that drives people to madness. The entity the narrator encounters — which is implied to be a member of the "Great Old Ones," a pantheon of ancient, malevolent beings central to Lovecraft's Mythos — is portrayed as an immense, god-like figure, symbolizing the cosmic horror that is often a hallmark of Lovecraft's work.
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