The Old Gods: Difference between revisions

This type of being can occasionally be an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] or [[Eldritch Abomination]]. In fact, they usually are if you check most mythologies. They also have a large overlap with [[Precursors]], for gods at least.

 

 

If there's only one of them, see [[Top God]]. See also, [[Divine Ranks]].

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', there was another set of gods lead by Kronos before Zeus became the high god by destroying them (the implication being because they were [[Abusive Precursors]]).

 

* [[New Gods|"There came a time when the old gods died!"]]

* There are many gods throughout the ''[[Marvel Universe]]'', and they [[Physical God|tend to live up to their names]]. Unfortunately for them, even they can't compare to the upper levels of the countless [[Cosmic Entity|Cosmic Entities]] throughout the setting.

* [[David Eddings]] really likes this trope:

** In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', UL and the two opposing Destinies are much more powerful than the gods (the Destinies are exactly equal in power; how they stack up to UL isn't elaborated on).

** In ''[[The Elenium]]'', The Elder Gods of Styricum are of the [[Eldritch Abomination]] variety, before they were overthrown and [[Sealed Evil in a Can|imprisoned]] by the Younger Gods in a [[Greek Mythology|Titanomachy-esque]] series of events. [[God of Evil|Azash]] was even {{spoiler|castrated, Ouranos style.}}

* In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[God|Illuvatar]], who created the world, is a [[God of Gods]] who effectively delegates running the world after creation to the Valar, the main group of gods/goddesses. Thereafter, he steps in only when the Numenoreans attack Valinor, at which point the world needs to be re-shaped to take the Blessed Realm outside the physical realm.

{{quote|<small>"The old gods have not left this place..."</small>}}

* ''[[Skyward Sword]]'' introduced more layers to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' pantheon: the Three Goddesses introduced in ''[[A Link to The Past]]'' are here called the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Gods of Old]] while other less powerful divinities, like {{spoiler|[[Big Good|Hylia/Zelda]] and [[Big Bad|Demise]]}}, who seem to stand somewhere between the Golden Godesses and the embodiements of natural powers (spirits, dragons, deku trees, great fairies, etc...), are introduced.

 

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