Talk:Pht'thya-l'y, Siren Priestess of Dagon/@comment-5733573-20180725210234/@comment-5614678-20180729232038

Anti-semitism? I didn't intend for anything "antisemitic" in this story at all. The faux religious scripture that makes up the bulk of the story is written by an angry cultist who worships a Philistine fish god. He believes the people of ancient Israel (who I have tremendous respect for because they were instrumental to the creation of civilization as we know it) are "heathens" because they don't worship the pagan fish god he does.

The reference to Old Testament biblical history I think adds some important historical context and flavor to the story, much in the same way good ol' Howie P. Lovecraft did in his work. If anything, the ancient Israelites have a pretty positive portrayal in this story. They represent civilization, normality striking out against the bizarre, macabre cult that's growing in the shadows.