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:
““The Love that dare not speak its name” in this century is such a great affection of an elder for a younger man as there was between David and Jonathan, such as Plato made the very basis of his philosophy, and such as you find in the sonnets of Michelangelo and Shakespeare. It is that deep, spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect.... It is in this century misunderstood ... and on account of it I am placed where I am now.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day. There is no time to them. There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)