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== [[Comics]] ==
* [[Marvel Comics]]' [[wikipedia:Eternity (comics)|Eternity]].
* [[DC Comics]]' [[wikipedia:Kismet (DC Comics)|Kismet]].
* ''[[Last Man Standing]]'' has [[God|Hex]], who has the entire universe in him in a [[Star-Spangled Spandex]] version of this trope.
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* The [[wikipedia:Nut (goddess)|Egyptian sky goddess Nut]] may have been the [[Ur Example]].
* On a related note, a lot of people in [[Classical Mythology]] were turned into constellations, the most famous being Orion.
* In Hinduism, one interpretation of Vishnu's blue color is that he contains the entire universe within himself, and therefore resembles the night sky.
== Music ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [http://i51.tinypic.com/11tr1hd.jpg The Starborn] of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''.
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' campaign ''The Fungi from Yuggoth'', section "Day of the Beast". When the Sphinx is turned into the Beast (an avatar of Nyarlathotep) its face falls off, revealing a black oval void filled with whirling suns and galaxies.
* [http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=107317 Celestial Ancient] from ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.
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* The Ursa Major and the Ursa Minor of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' are made of stars (Their two namesake constellations to be precise).
** Nightmare Moon's mane and tail are shadowy clouds full of stars.
** In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2
* The three generals of the Beast Planet in ''[[War Planets]]'' appear to be made out of this (it's actually antimatter).
* In ''[[Fantasia]]'', Nyx (at the end of the Pastoral Symphony sequence) might qualify, as it's not clear whether the night is her body or her mantle.
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