The Jar of Aten-Hor

"The Jar of Aten-Hor" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author and editor Kat Rocha.
==Synopsis==
When museum researcher Beth Stanton begins to study a new acquisition - a burial urn belonging to the high priest of pharaoh Khephren - she begins to develop an obsession. Despite the efforts of a mysterious man named Nathanial Hotep to obtain the urn, she resists, and is slowly possessed by a glamour originating from the artefact. As her sanity degenerates under the urn's hold, Beth commits ritual suicide under the approving gaze of Hotep.
==Characters==
*Beth Stanton, an enthusiastic and dedicated anthropologist whose area of expertise is ancient Egypt.
*Nathanial Hotep, an enigmatic figure implied to be either an avatar of Nyarlathotep or perhaps even the being itself.
*Dr. Curtis, Beth's superior.
==Publication History==
"The Jar of Aten-Hor" was published in the anthology of H. P. Lovecraft-inspired Fiction Whispers from the Abyss by 01Publishing in November 2014.
==Behind the Mythos==
References related to Howard Phillips Lovecraft include the discoverer of the urn, a man named Dunsany, and Beth's place of work, the Ephraim Museum of Anthropology.
Category:Kat Rocha works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works