Groth-Golka

Groth-Golka is a creature invented by Robert E. Howard, originally depicted as a giant flightless bird worshipped as a deity in his story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth". In the expanded Mythos, Lin Carter identified it as the lord of the Fishers from Outside, although in a case of mistaken identity, the first printing of "The Fishers from Outside" featured Gol-goroth in the place of Groth-Golka.
It has subsequently appeared in the Conan stories of Marvel Comics, and as a monster in the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. It is sometimes represented as resembling a pterosaur. 
==Behind the Mythos==
While "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" is not necessarily a Cthulhu Mythos story, it does feature Gol-goroth, a god listed by Howard alongside Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth and Tsathoggua in "The Children of the Night".
In its debut story, Groth-Golka is identified as the last member of a species of prehistoric bird, who has lived for centuries and is worshiped as a god by the people of Bal-Sagoth. The creature's mortality, however, is demonstrated by its death at the hands of the protagonists.
Lin Carter portrayed Groth-Golka as a Great Old One worshiped by the Fishers from Outside, but for a time confused Groth-Golka and Gol-goroth. Efforts have been made to untangle the confusion.
==Marvel Comics==
In the Marvel Universe, the events of "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" occurred during the Hyborian Age of Conan. Groth-Golka was the last of the Lizard-Gods, and was killed by Fafnir.Conan the Barbarian #174
==Gallery==
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GrothGolka-MalleusMonstrorum.jpg|Groth-Golka, by Loïc Muzy (Malleus Monstrorum)
==Links and references==
*Groth-Golka at the Marvel Database
===Footnotes===
Category:Great Old Ones
Category:Characters Originating From Mythos-Adjacent Works
Category:Deceased (In Mythos)