Out of the Belly of Sheol

"Out of the Belly of Sheol" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by American author Jeffrey Thomas, first published in the Delirium Books thematic anthology Dark Testament in 2002.
==Synopsis==
The prophet Jonah, tasked with pronouncing God's judgement on the city of Nineveh, finds himself adrift in the middle of the ocean after attempting to ignore his creator's command. When the storm subsides, a colossal being breaches the surface and, recognising Jonah's unique gift - to hear the babbling of the many gods across the universe - swallows him whole to act as his new prophet.
Inside the belly of the beast, who he soon discovers is Great Cthulhu himself, Jonah begins to hear voices in his head telling him that he must put the god back to sleep or the world of man will be doomed. Opening his mind to the word of the Elder Gods, he begins to carve their warding symbols into the intestines of the monster, which regurgitates him before slipping back into the depths and a deep slumber.
==Behind the Mythos==
"Out of the Belly of Sheol" parallels the Abrahamic story of Jonahhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Jonah, but substitutes the religious elements with Cthulhu Mythos ones instead.
==Publication History==
Since its first appearance, "Out of the Belly of Sheol" has also appeared in the anthology Geschichten aus dem Cthulhu-Mythos (2012, German-language translation) and Unholy Dimensions (2005).
==References==
Category:Jeffrey Thomas works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works