# Hastur — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Hastur in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** O Hastur

**First appearance:** 0046-an-inhabitant-of-carcosa

## Who they are

A mysterious and powerful entity from the city of Carcosa.

## In the story

### [Haïta the Shepherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/ha-ta-the-shepherd)

The god of shepherds, worshipped by Haïta, who responds to prayers and spares the cities from floods.

### [An Inhabitant of Carcosa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/an-inhabitant-of-carcosa)

Invoked in the opening epigraph referencing Hali's words, setting a supernatural tone.

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