Gyaa-Hua

The Gyaa-Hua are a fictional species created by H. P. Lovecraft and Henry S. Whitehead for their short story "Bothon".
==Description==
The Gyaa-Hua are ape-like creatures noted for their remarkable strength. In prehistoric times, they were employed as slaves by the human inhabitants of Atlantis (: "Bothon") and Mu (: "The Red Offering").
==Behind the Mythos==
In the original story, the name of this species appears four times but with different spellings: twice spelled as "Gyaa-Hua" and twice as "Gyaa-Hau". This creates some uncertainty about which is supposed to be correct. Lin Carter, in "The Red Offering", opted to use Gyaa-Hua.
It's not known whether they're related to the similarly-named Gyaa-yothn from Lovecraft's The Mound. However, the fact that the Gyaa-yothn are hybrids created by cross-breeding the reptilian natives of Yoth with an unspecified mammalian species suggests that the mammals in question might have been the Gyaa-Hua.
Atlantis being home to ape-men is also present in "The Hyborian Age", by Robert E. Howard.
Category:Species Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works
Category:Sapient Species
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