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-->-- ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokemon Platinum]]''[='s=] '''Pokédex description for [[OlympusMons Arceus]]'''

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-->-- ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokemon Pokémon Platinum]]''[='s=] '''Pokédex description for [[OlympusMons Arceus]]'''



* Arceus is a godlike Franchise/{{Pokemon}} who supposedly "hatched from an egg in a place where there was nothing" before [[CreationMyth creating the world.]] Also, he'll create you one with one of the [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh legendaries]] in a ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Heartgold and Soulsilver]]'' event.

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* Arceus is a godlike Franchise/{{Pokemon}} who supposedly "hatched from an egg in a place where there was nothing" before [[CreationMyth creating the world.]] Also, he'll create you one with one of the [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh legendaries]] in a ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Heartgold Pokémon HeartGold and Soulsilver]]'' SoulSilver]]'' event.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Double Negg-ative" (Cartoon Network Block Party #51) plays this for laughs. Grim is keeping a cosmic egg on him--he says breaking it will cause the end of everything--which Mandy secretly steals and lets Billy, who is taking possession of a regular egg to show he can be careful, take the rap for it. The egg Billy has breaks and Grim is in an egg factory thinking the cosmic egg is lost in there. It ends with the cosmic egg in Mandy's dress pocket which she taps with her hand--and [[OhCrap subsequently breaks it.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Double Negg-ative" (Cartoon Network Block Party (''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'' #51) plays this for laughs. Grim is keeping a cosmic egg on him--he says breaking it will cause the end of everything--which Mandy secretly steals and lets Billy, who is taking possession of a regular egg to show he can be careful, take the rap for it. The egg Billy has breaks and Grim is in an egg factory thinking the cosmic egg is lost in there. It ends with the cosmic egg in Mandy's dress pocket which she taps with her hand--and [[OhCrap subsequently breaks it.]]
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* In the 21st century, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent_Universe emergent Universe]] models are the modern incarnation of this trope.
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* In ''Literature/TheGodsThemselves'' by Creator/IsaacAsimov, these are used as ''[[PoweredByAForsakenChild fuel]]''.
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* While it's never stated whether or not the universe itself hatched from them, the Cosmic Eggs of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' [[EndOfTheWorldSpecial have the power to remake the Earth as a world of absolute Law or Chaos.]] [[spoiler: [[TakeAThirdOption They can also be detonated in order to destroy the Schwarzwelt instead.]]]]

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* While it's never stated whether or not the universe itself hatched from them, the Cosmic Eggs of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' [[EndOfTheWorldSpecial have the power to remake the Earth as a world of absolute Law or Chaos.]] [[spoiler: [[TakeAThirdOption [[spoiler:[[TakeAThirdOption They can also be detonated in order to destroy the Schwarzwelt instead.]]]]



* In ''VideoGame/OracleOfTao'', Ambrosia uses one of these to make all existence real [[spoiler: (before that, it was more a LotusEaterMachine with herself as the only real person)]].

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* In ''VideoGame/OracleOfTao'', Ambrosia uses one of these to make all existence real [[spoiler: (before real. [[spoiler:Before that, it was more a LotusEaterMachine with herself as the only real person)]].person.]]



* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' functions on the Hindu idea of the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_(aeon) kalpa]]'', or "time-egg": the concept that the current universe is the "egg" for the next universe and that when this one dies the next one will be born. How this functions in the setting is that when Mundus (the universe that the games take place in) was first formed, the Aedra (the gods that created the world) come together to establish the rules and behaviors of the universe, and when the time comes for it to end, [[DestroyerDeity Alduin the World Eater]] [[ResetButton emerges to consume the world and reset it to primordial chaos]], and from this the Aedra create a new, better world with new laws and rules, taken from what they found best from the previous one.

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* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' functions on the Hindu idea of the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_(aeon) kalpa]]'', kalpa,]]'' or "time-egg": the concept that the current universe is the "egg" for the next universe and that when this one dies the next one will be born. How this functions in the setting is that when Mundus (the universe that the games take place in) was first formed, the Aedra (the gods that created the world) come together to establish the rules and behaviors of the universe, and when the time comes for it to end, [[DestroyerDeity Alduin the World Eater]] [[ResetButton emerges to consume the world and reset it to primordial chaos]], and from this the Aedra create a new, better world with new laws and rules, taken from what they found best from the previous one.



* The very Big Bang itself. In fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaitre Georges Lemaître]], the first scientist to suggest that origin for the Universe, originally referred to it as a cosmic egg.

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* The very Big Bang itself. In fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaitre Georges Lemaître]], Lemaître,]] the first scientist to suggest that origin for the Universe, originally referred to it as a cosmic egg.
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* Mentioned throughout ''Literature/ETTheBookOfTheGreenPlanet'', as a Cosmic Egg appears to be part of a creation myth for E.T.'s species.
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* The Orphic Hymn from Myth/ClassicalMythology spoke of the serpent Ophion who incubated the Orphic Egg which became the universe after it hatched.
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* "[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html The Egg]]", a short story by Creator/AndyWeir, in which God explains to the protagonist that the universe is analogous to an egg, destined to "hatch" when the protagonist has fully matured by living every human life.

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* "[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html The Egg]]", "Literature/TheEgg", a short story by Creator/AndyWeir, in which God explains to the protagonist that the universe is analogous to an egg, destined to "hatch" when the protagonist has fully matured by living every human life.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', the keepsake gifted by the personification of PrimordialChaos is a Cosmic Egg.
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* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' ends with the BigBad Krona getting turned into a "Cosmic Egg" that will eventually give birth to a new universe -- also an example of BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor since the crossover was kicked off by his obsession with discovering how universes are created, which eventually included seeking out Galactus.
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* Myth/OceanianMythology: The fire-goddess Pele carries [[EggMacGuffin an egg]] from her original home in Tahiti to the Hawaiian archipelago, laid by her mother, the [[MotherNature Earth goddess Papa]]. The egg hatches out her fully-formed sister [[NaiveEverygirl Hi'iaka]], the goddess of dance. (In fact, Hi'iaka's much longer full name translates (very) roughly as "carried in the arms of Pele").

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* Myth/OceanianMythology: Myth/PacificMythology: The fire-goddess Pele carries [[EggMacGuffin an egg]] from her original home in Tahiti to the Hawaiian archipelago, laid by her mother, the [[MotherNature Earth goddess Papa]]. The egg hatches out her fully-formed sister [[NaiveEverygirl Hi'iaka]], the goddess of dance. (In fact, Hi'iaka's much longer full name translates (very) roughly as "carried in the arms of Pele").
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* One of the [[MultipleChoicePast many origins]] of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' universe given by the Great Spells in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''. Apparently, the Cosmic Egg was "distinctly rubbery".
** And in ''Discworld/{{Eric}}'', it turns out that early bacterial life was given a jump-start by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the '''Egg'''-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.

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* One of the [[MultipleChoicePast many origins]] of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' universe given by the Great Spells in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''.''Literature/TheLightFantastic''. Apparently, the Cosmic Egg was "distinctly rubbery".
** And in ''Discworld/{{Eric}}'', ''Literature/{{Eric}}'', it turns out that early bacterial life was given a jump-start by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the '''Egg'''-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.
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It does not predate Greek myth. In fact most of that is Graves Talking out of his ass.


* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphic_Egg Orphic Egg]] of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelasgian_creation_myth#Pelasgian_creation_myth Pelasgian creation myth]] which predates Myth/ClassicalMythology and even the Greek language.

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* According to one story, this is how ComicBook/{{Galactus}} managed to survive the last big crunch.



* According to one story, this is how ComicBook/{{Galactus}} managed to survive the last big crunch.



* One of the [[MultipleChoicePast many origins]] of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' universe given by the Great Spells in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''. Apparently, the Cosmic Egg was "distinctly rubbery".
** And in ''Discworld/{{Eric}}'', it turns out that early bacterial life was given a jump-start by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the '''Egg'''-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.
** An egg of stone (a geode) is also central to the dwarfs' origin myth which explains how the dwarfs, the humans, and the trolls were created.
* "[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html The Egg]]", a short story by Creator/AndyWeir, in which God explains to the protagonist that the universe is analogous to an egg, destined to "hatch" when the protagonist has fully matured by living every human life.



* One of the [[MultipleChoicePast many origins]] of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' universe given by the Great Spells in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''. Apparently, the Cosmic Egg was "distinctly rubbery."
** And in the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel Discworld/{{Eric}}, it turns out that early bacterial life was given a jump-start by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the '''Egg'''-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.
** An egg of stone (a geode) is also central to the dwarfs' origin myth which explains how the dwarfs, the humans, and the trolls were created.

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* One In ''Fossil Hunter'', book two of the [[MultipleChoicePast many origins]] of ''Literature/QuintaglioAscension'', the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' universe given by prologue is an excerpt from the Great Spells in ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''. Apparently, first sacred scroll, the Cosmic Egg Quintaglio religious text: ''[-Five thousand kilodays ago, God laid the eight eggs of creation. When they hatched, the world was "distinctly rubbery."
** And in the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel Discworld/{{Eric}}, it turns out that early bacterial life was given a jump-start by Rincewind (who had gone back in time) tossing away the '''Egg'''-and-Cress sandwich given to him by The Creator.
** An egg of stone (a geode) is also central to the dwarfs' origin myth which explains how the dwarfs, the humans, and the trolls were created.
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* In ''Fossil Hunter,'' book two of The {{Literature/Quintaglio Ascension}}, the prologue is an excerpt from the first sacred scroll, the Quintaglio religious text: ''[-Five thousand kilodays ago, God laid the eight eggs of creation. When they hatched, the world was born.-]''
* "[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html The Egg]]", a short story by Creator/AndyWeir, in which God explains to the protagonist that the universe is analogous to an egg, destined to "hatch" when the protagonist has fully matured by living every human life.




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* The very Big Bang itself. In fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaitre Georges Lemaître]], the first scientist to suggest that origin for the Universe, originally referred to it as a cosmic egg.



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* [[http://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/eggshells Eggshells]] from ''Wiki/TheWanderersLibrary''.
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* The very Big Bang itself. In fact [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaitre Georges Lemaître]], the first scientist to suggest that origin for the Universe, originally referred to it as a cosmic egg.
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* [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]] [[http://www.mythome.org/creategy.html myth has a creation story involving an egg.]]
* In Hawaiian mythology, the fire-goddess Pele carries [[EggMacGuffin an egg]] from her original home in Tahiti to the Hawaiian archipelago, laid by her mother, the [[MotherNature Earth goddess Papa]]. The egg hatches out her fully-formed sister [[NaiveEverygirl Hi'iaka]], the goddess of dance. (In fact, Hi'iaka's much longer full name translates (very) roughly as "carried in the arms of Pele").

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* [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]] Myth/EgyptianMythology [[http://www.mythome.org/creategy.html myth has a creation story involving an egg.]]
* In Hawaiian mythology, the Myth/OceanianMythology: The fire-goddess Pele carries [[EggMacGuffin an egg]] from her original home in Tahiti to the Hawaiian archipelago, laid by her mother, the [[MotherNature Earth goddess Papa]]. The egg hatches out her fully-formed sister [[NaiveEverygirl Hi'iaka]], the goddess of dance. (In fact, Hi'iaka's much longer full name translates (very) roughly as "carried in the arms of Pele").
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* In ''VideoGame/YokusIslandExpress,'' a secretive group of caretakers is protecting the egg of the last island god. According to legend, if it hatches, it will bring prosperity and good luck to all. Strangely, the [[GottaCatchEmAll Wickerlings]] scattered across the world seem to be the key to hatching it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Double Negg-ative" (Cartoon Network Block Party #51) plays this for laughs. Grim is keeping a cosmic egg on him which Mandy secretly steals and lets Billy, who is taking possession of a regular egg to show he can be careful, take the rap for it. The egg Billy has breaks and Grim is in an egg factory thinking the cosmic egg is lost in there. It ends with the cosmic egg in Mandy's dress pocket which she taps with her hand--and [[OhCrap subsequently breaks it.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Double Negg-ative" (Cartoon Network Block Party #51) plays this for laughs. Grim is keeping a cosmic egg on him which him--he says breaking it will cause the end of everything--which Mandy secretly steals and lets Billy, who is taking possession of a regular egg to show he can be careful, take the rap for it. The egg Billy has breaks and Grim is in an egg factory thinking the cosmic egg is lost in there. It ends with the cosmic egg in Mandy's dress pocket which she taps with her hand--and [[OhCrap subsequently breaks it.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': "Double Negg-ative" (Cartoon Network Block Party #51) plays this for laughs. Grim is keeping a cosmic egg on him which Mandy secretly steals and lets Billy, who is taking possession of a regular egg to show he can be careful, take the rap for it. The egg Billy has breaks and Grim is in an egg factory thinking the cosmic egg is lost in there. It ends with the cosmic egg in Mandy's dress pocket which she taps with her hand--and [[OhCrap subsequently breaks it.]]

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* "[[http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html The Egg]]", a short story by Creator/AndyWeir, in which God explains to the protagonist that the universe is analogous to an egg, destined to "hatch" when the protagonist has fully matured by living every human life.



* The {{Creepypasta}} "[[http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/An_Egg An Egg]]". The entire universe is the egg, and every human on Earth is actually just a different reincarnation of the same person. When [[PronounTrouble he/she/they/it]] has lived every human life throughout all time, the egg will hatch into a god.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' universe Titans were giant humanoids large enough to hold planets in the palm of their hand, and were essentially gods. Not only were they imbued with The Light, but they took it upon themselves to order the universe in their search for more Titans. Titans begin their lives as planets with a "nascent world soul" and only when they're "ready" do they hatch. Azeroth contains the most powerful Titan world soul they ever found, which is why the Old Gods are set on corrupting it to birth a Dark Titan and why Sargaras is so focused on destroying it to prevent the same. Best not to think about what will happen to all the player races if it finally hatches.

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* In the ''Franchise/{{Warcraft}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' universe Titans were giant humanoids large enough to hold planets in the palm of their hand, and were essentially gods. Not only were they imbued with The Light, but they took it upon themselves to order the universe in their search for more Titans. Titans begin their lives as planets with a "nascent world soul" and only when they're "ready" do they hatch. Azeroth contains the most powerful Titan world soul they ever found, which is why the Old Gods are set on corrupting it to birth a Dark Titan and why Sargaras is so focused on destroying it to prevent the same. Best not to think about what will happen to all the player races if it finally hatches.

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