諾登斯(英語:Nodens)是美國小說家霍華德·菲利普·洛夫克拉夫特所創造的克蘇魯神話中的一個古神,最早出現在短篇小說《霧中怪屋》(The Strange High House in the Mist)(1926)中,被稱為幻夢境的深淵之大帝。
此角色的靈感源自同名的凱爾特神明(諾登斯)。
諾登斯的形象為一個老當益壯的人類長者,特徵是白色的頭髮和灰色的長鬍。他會乘着由神獸拉動的貝殼狀戰車出外狩獵。夜魘一族是他忠誠的眷屬。 作為一個愛好狩獵的神明,他會狩獵幻夢境中的邪惡生物,尤其是舊日支配者的眷屬,但不一定是為了拯救被攻擊的人類,而是因為他們的智力通常比較高,狩獵他們的過程也較為有趣。然而,他間中也會對人類伸出援手,比如他在短篇小說《夢尋秘境卡達斯》(The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath)裏面,就曾幫助主角對抗奈亞拉托提普。
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- Harms, Daniel. Nodens. The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana 2nd ed. Oakland, CA: Chaosium. 1998: 213–14. ISBN 1-56882-119-0.
- Lovecraft, Howard P. The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. S. T. Joshi (ed.) (編). At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels 7th corrected printing. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. 1985 [1926]. ISBN 0-87054-038-6. Definitive version.
- Lovecraft, Howard P. The Strange High House in the Mist. S. T. Joshi (ed.) (編). Dagon and Other Macabre Tales 9th corrected printing. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. 1986 [1926]. ISBN 0-87054-039-4. Definitive version.
- Lovecraft, Howard P. Supernatural Horror In Literature. At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition. Modern Library. 2005. ISBN 0-8129-7441-7.
- Machen, Arthur. The Great God Pan. London, UK: Creation Books. 1993 [1890]. ISBN 1-871592-11-9.
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- Gault, R. T. The Great God Nodens. Order of the Twilight Star, Dedicated to the works of Arthur Machen. [July 18, 2005]. (原始內容存檔於2005-04-09).
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