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* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the planet-building megafactory of Magrathea was built during a golden age: |
* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', the planet-building megafactory of Magrathea was built during a golden age: |
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{{quote|"In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri."}} |
{{quote|"In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri."}} |
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* Tolkien's Middle-Earth is also one of these—part of the fiction is Professor Tolkien claiming the [[The Lord of the Rings]] and its related works were translations of long-lost volumes, thus setting the action in a forgotten age of our own world. |
* Tolkien's Middle-Earth is also one of these—part of the fiction is Professor Tolkien claiming the [[The Lord of the Rings]] and its related works were translations of long-lost volumes, thus setting the action in a forgotten age of our own world. |
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* ''[[Dark Reflections Trilogy]]'' mentions that before the [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis|suboceanic kingdoms]], and even ancient Egypt, there was a time when gods walked the Earth in their orginal forms. {{spoiler|Then humans decided they prefer mute, stone statues to living deities and hunted them down. The Flowing Queen is actually [[Living Relic|one of these old gods]], Sahment.}} There are hints [[Baba Yaga]] may be one herself, too. |
* ''[[Dark Reflections Trilogy]]'' mentions that before the [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis|suboceanic kingdoms]], and even ancient Egypt, there was a time when gods walked the Earth in their orginal forms. {{spoiler|Then humans decided they prefer mute, stone statues to living deities and hunted them down. The Flowing Queen is actually [[Living Relic|one of these old gods]], Sahment.}} There are hints [[Baba Yaga]] may be one herself, too. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* Disney's ''[[Hercules ( |
* Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'', which is (very, very) loosely based on the Greek myth of Herakles. To a lesser extent, Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' as well. |
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