Elder GOD

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.

Employing this cultural background, modern adaptations include:

  • Elder God (Cthulhu Mythos), a type of fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos
  • The Elder God, a video game character in the Legacy of Kain series
  • Elder Gods (Marvel Comics), fictional gods in the Marvel Universe
  • Elder Gods (Mortal Kombat), fictional entities in the Mortal Kombat mythos

Famous quotes containing the words elder and/or god:

    “Carthage must be destroyed.
    [Delenda est Carthago.]”
    —Marcus Porcius Cato The Elder (234–149 B.C.)

    “The world is chaos. Nothingness is the yet-to-be-born god of the world.”
    —Georg Büchner (1813–1837)