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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 Ancient Greeks, Ancient Germans and other early civilisations (see Titan (mythology), Titanomachy).

Other uses of this term include the following:

  • Elder God (Cthulhu Mythos), a type of fictional deity added to H. P. Lovecraft's 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
  • Elder Gods (Transformers), malevolent entities featured in some Transformers storylines.
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