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* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': {{Lampshaded}}, although [[Administrivia/NotAnExample not quite true]] for the [[Anime/YuGiOh source material]] itself. Aside from their version of Ancient Egyptian mythology [[TheThemeParkVersion bearing only cosmetic resemblance to the original]], later series have, among other things, the Aesir, who are basically the Norse God Cards.



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* Lampshaded in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', although [[Administrivia/NotAnExample not quite true]] for the [[Anime/YuGiOh source material]] itself. Aside from their version of Ancient Egyptian mythology [[TheThemeParkVersion bearing only cosmetic resemblance to the original]], later series have, among other things, the Aesir, who are basically the Norse God Cards.
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation'' has quite a lot of objects that are obviously beings from [[{{Myth/HebrewMythology}} Abrahamic Faith]], but almost none for any other mythology.

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* Lampshaded in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', although [[Administrivia/NotAnExample not quite true]] for the [[Anime/YuGiOh source material]] itself. Aside from their version of Ancient Egyptian mythology [[TheThemeParkVersion bearing only cosmetic resemblance to the original]], later series have, among other things, the Aesir, who are basically the Norse God Cards.
* The ''Website/SCPFoundation''
''Website/SCPFoundation'': It has quite a lot of objects that are obviously beings from [[{{Myth/HebrewMythology}} Abrahamic Faith]], but almost none for any other mythology.



* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' combines this with AllMythsAreTrue. Every god of every religion ''exists'' in the setting, but Mormonism is the only faith that gets you into Heaven (God himself is Buddhist). Everyone else goes straight to Hell, though it seems only real sinners actually get punished and everyone else is more or less left alone.
** In the episode "Best Friends Forever", that changed when they needed more soldiers to join in the battle against Satan's legion of Hell, and Mormons aren't fighters. Considering that it's ''South Park'', [[StatusQuoIsGod things went back to the way they were]], not that soldiers aren't needed.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': the show relies heavily on Myth/NorseMythology and Scandinavian folklore. However, there are a few creatures from other mythologies, such as a Thunderbird (Native American) and Barghest (English).

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': The show relies heavily on Myth/NorseMythology and Scandinavian folklore. However, there are a few creatures from other mythologies, such as a Thunderbird (Native American) and Barghest (English).
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combines this with AllMythsAreTrue. Every god of every religion ''exists'' in the setting, but Mormonism is the only faith that gets you into Heaven (God himself is Buddhist). Everyone else goes straight to Hell, though it seems only real sinners actually get punished and everyone else is more or less left alone.
** In the episode "Best Friends Forever", that changed changes when they needed need more soldiers to join in the battle against Satan's legion of Hell, and Mormons aren't fighters. Considering that it's ''South Park'', [[StatusQuoIsGod things went back to the way they were]], not that soldiers aren't needed.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': the show relies heavily on Myth/NorseMythology and Scandinavian folklore. However, there are a few creatures from other mythologies, such as a Thunderbird (Native American) and Barghest (English).
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* According to Louise Searl's short story ''Lightbringer'' (featured in ''Literature/TheDreamEatersAndOtherStories''), [[spoiler:Lucifer]] was real, but wasn't exactly what the stories tell us.

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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' is an interesting case which can't decide whether it's this trope or AllMythsAreTrue. Earlier seasons seem to imply the latter, with the characters explicitly stating that "almost all cultures" have lore of some kind about the MonsterOfTheWeek, with only slight variations. However, later seasons seem to run on the basis of Christianity (with God, angels, and Lucifer).
** A season 5 episode even addresses this issue with a gathering of gods from other/more ancient religions being mad that the Christian apocalypse is going to end the world instead of their ''own'' religion's version of the apocalypse.
*** However, the fact that [[spoiler:Lucifer promptly [[CurbStompBattle slaughters them]]]] seems to suggest that Christianity still comes out on top.

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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' is an interesting case which can't decide whether it's this trope or AllMythsAreTrue. Earlier seasons seem to imply the latter, with the characters explicitly stating that "almost all cultures" have lore of some kind about the MonsterOfTheWeek, with only slight variations. However, later seasons seem to run on the basis of Christianity (with God, angels, and Lucifer).
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Lucifer). A season 5 episode even addresses this issue with a gathering of gods from other/more ancient religions being mad that the Christian apocalypse is going to end the world instead of their ''own'' religion's version of the apocalypse.
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apocalypse. Lucifer promptly [[CurbStompBattle slaughters them]]]] seems to suggest that Christianity still comes out on top.them]], leaving Christian myth the only one relevant.
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* Though ''Manga/BokuGirl'' takes place in modern Japan and mostly just features Loki, the whole Norse pantheon is real and live in Asgard, even if they don't exactly fit the physical appearance (or even the genders) of the mythical figures.

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* Though ''Manga/BokuGirl'' takes place in modern Japan and mostly just features Loki, the only regular figure from Norse myth is Loki (plus her crow familiar), the whole Norse pantheon is real and live in Asgard, even if they don't exactly fit the physical appearance (or even the genders) of the mythical figures.
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* ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' and Myth/JapaneseMythology. If you ignore [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the earlier games]], anyway.

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* ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' and Myth/JapaneseMythology. If you ignore [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the earlier games]], anyway.

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Removed the "Discworld" example because that series is All Myths Are True, it's just that one particular book focuses on Egyptian mythology.


* ''Literature/TheSpaceTrilogy'' by C. S. Lewis explicitly has Greco-Roman mythology be a reflection of the celestial politics of the Solar System.

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* ''Literature/TheSpaceTrilogy'' by C. S. Lewis Creator/CSLewis is a mixed example: it's explicitly has Greco-Roman mythology be a reflection of Christian, but implies that Myth/ClassicalMythology is based on the celestial politics of our solar system, with the Solar System.planets' [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Oyéresu]] inspiring the gods.



* In Creator/TerryPratchett's [[PunnyName Djelibeybi]], the FantasyCounterpartCulture of Egypt, all myths are true concerning their gods, which have been evolving and developing for seven thousand years. The priests are said to "never throw away a god in case they turn out to be useful" and to be able to "give headroom to a collection of ideas that would have made a theoretical physicist give in and hand in his badge" (paraphrased).


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* ''Franchise/TheShadowhunterChronicles'' are Christian, or perhaps generally Abrahamic, as it throws in elements from Judaism and Islam too. (Creator/CassandraClare is Jewish, for the record.) Also a FantasyKitchenSink, with things like vampires, werewolves and TheFairFolk incorporated in.
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* In Creator/RowanAtkinson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGrQMD6Uqc "Welcome to Hell"]] he plays the Devil organizing new arrivals. As he splits them off to different groups, he announces "Christians. Ah yes, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the Jews were right." And when he gets to the atheists: "You must be feeling like a right bunch of nitwits."

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* In Creator/RowanAtkinson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGrQMD6Uqc [[http://youtu.be/Ut116mBuPpg "Welcome to Hell"]] he plays the Devil organizing new arrivals. As he splits them off to different groups, he announces "Christians. Ah yes, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the Jews were right." And when he gets to the atheists: "You must be feeling like a right bunch of nitwits."
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* The film ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' does this for [[ChristianityIsCatholic Roman Catholicism]]. In contrast to the original ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book where AllMythsAreTrue.

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* The film ''Film/{{Constantine}}'' ''Film/Constantine2005'' does this for [[ChristianityIsCatholic Roman Catholicism]]. In Catholicism]], in contrast to the original ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comic book where book, in which AllMythsAreTrue.
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* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has quite a lot of objects that are obviously beings from [[{{Myth/HebrewMythology}} Abrahamic Faith]], but almost none for any other mythology.

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* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' ''Website/SCPFoundation'' has quite a lot of objects that are obviously beings from [[{{Myth/HebrewMythology}} Abrahamic Faith]], but almost none for any other mythology.

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