Elder God
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A race of Elder Gods overthrown by a present race of younger gods is a mythic theme in the Ancient Near East
, and in Indo-European mythologies of the Greeks, Ancient Germans and others: see Titan (mythology)
, Titanomachy
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Employing this cultural background, modern adaptations include:
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia , ancient Egypt, ancient Iran The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia...
, and in Indo-European mythologies of the Greeks, Ancient Germans and others: see Titan (mythology)
Titan (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary Golden Age....
, Titanomachy
Titanomachy
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy or War of the Titans , was the ten-year series of battles fought in Thessaly between the two camps of deities long before the existence of mankind: the Titans, based on Mount Othrys, and the Olympians, who would come to reign on Mount Olympus...
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Employing this cultural background, modern adaptations include:
- Elder God (Cthulhu Mythos), a type of fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos
- Elder God (Legacy of Kain), a video game character in the Legacy of Kain series
- Elder Gods (Marvel Comics)Elder Gods (Marvel Comics)The Elder Gods are fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe. They were the first generation of Earth's gods, apparently inspired by Greek mythology and the Cthulhu Mythos.-Fictional group history:...
, fictional gods in the Marvel Universe - Elder Gods (Mortal Kombat), fictional entities in the Mortal Kombat mythos