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== [[Literature]] ==
* The "Old Gods" from ''[[
* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', the Old Gods are nameless beings that you can pray to, but that have no temple or worship. The Seven are the [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]] septinity, and the Lord Of Light is... something spooky.
* [[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).
** ''[[Literature/The Dreamers|The Dreamers]]'' has the original male and female creative powers embodied as {{spoiler|the peasant couple Ara and Omago.}}
** In ''[[The Elenium]]'', The Elder Gods of Styricum are of the [[Eldritch Abomination]] variety, before they were overthrown and [[Sealed Evil in
* 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.
* The [[Cthulhu Mythos]]' own [[Eldritch Abomination|unspeakable horrors]] fit the trope, being ancient nightmares that once roamed the world before they were imprisoned, but are destined to rise again when the stars are right
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* It's been referenced in the ''[[Silent Hill]]'' series.
{{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
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