Tho this is the only story where Cthulhu is directly mentioned with The Mayan Gods, other stories mention both in the same same story just not the same scenes, and usually the great olds ones are rarely compared to the Earth Gods and just seen as these immensely powerful beings descended from the Outer Gods who came to Earth to conquer it for whatever reason.

So from my r search, the only story that seems to directly compare Cthulhu to Quetzalcoatl is The Electric Executioner Story, every other story is just vague comparisons, generally talk about the earth gods, or just crazy people worshipping some random alien god with a squid head.

Also a funny thing about the lore behind The Great Old Ones is that when they came to earth their were other species there before them, but all were they billions of years before humanity, and The Great Old Ones went to war with beings called The Elder Things, and The People of Atlantis.

And the funny part about this story is, The Great Old Ones technically lost this war. They were always fought backed by the Elder Things cause they had more advance magic and technology, forcing Cthulhu’s kin to pretty much make with peace with The Elder Things and leave each other alone, and presumably The People of Atlantis got help from their Gods, which allowed them to sink the Island of Mu, where the city of R'lyeh is located, during this Cthulhu placed a spell on the city, putting his kin in a deep slumber, and also apparently sinking Atlantis.

Funny part: The Great Old One’s came to earth, fought a war with two other species for the Planet, and pretty much ended up losing. Which is kinda funny.

I think the mayan gods aren't really that real in the story tbh, it's usually said by a bunch of weirdos, or just background talk about the native area'(usually latin america's ) previous religions. they themselves don't actually appear

Plus Yig(the father of serpent) is implied to be Quetzalcoatl the mayan god, In one story he apparently is a prototype of the god so it;s probably another case of budda and other beings being outer gods in disguise

I mean half the gods named in the story hardly appear if at all, yet we do know they exist.

Usually from something like a Direct genealogy from lovecraft himself

For example, We know the nameless mist exists, the tree claims it's yog sothoth dad/mom/parent thing,

We know cthulu parents nug and yeb exist, cause again the genalogy and their yog sothoth children. They never appear in his stories

Chances are the mayan gods are probably not real, or if they are, just outer gods with weird names(cause I am pretty sure yig is quetzalcoatl)

Yig doesn’t seem like Quetzalcoatl from his stories

man, everyone always brings up the dang boat.

1. It was an avatar, not his true form.

2. Said avatar was brought about by a failed ritual, so even as a vessel of Cthulhu it was weakened.

3. The boat didn't even do any real damage, he regenerated.

4. The real Cthulhu is immortal and exists on a higher reality, he merely influences mortals to summon his avatars to enact destruction.

Though he never fights in Lovecraft's stories, so idk if he'd even show himself to Hirudegarn.

*1. It was an avatar, not his true form.

2. Said avatar was brought about by a failed ritual, so even as a vessel of Cthulhu it was weakened.

3. The boat didn't even do any real damage, he regenerated.

4. The real Cthulhu is immortal and exists on a higher reality, he merely influences mortals to summon his avatars to enact destruction.*

1. Nothing was ever truly established that Cthulhu was using an avatar, but it was established that like the rest of The Great Old One’s, Cthulhu is held within the sunken city of R'lyeh, slumbering and dreaming, and through his dreams, he has influenced humans for a very long time. But even if it was a weakened avatar, he still got his head split opened by a boat.

2. If Cthulhu had to regenerate, it clearly did some damage, we know this since the text goes along saying “he is putting himself back together”

3. Every deity is practically immortal, but being immortal does not mean you are invincible or invulnerable, Cthulhu may be the strongest of The Great Old One’s, but he is fodder in comparison to the Outer Gods. Also nothing is ever stated that Cthulhu currently resides in a higher reality, just that he slumbers in R'lyeh.

Well then chthuhlu

^How?