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* {{Darkseid}} is GodEmperor of [[{{Dystopia}} Apokolips]] and thus King of that world's NewGods; however, though some writers forget it, the Darkseid that rules the planet is merely [[FightingAShadow an avatar]] of the ''real'' Darkseid, who is trapped on the Source Wall and thanks to such practices as [[MegaManning stealing the power of entire pantheons of other gods]], is pretty much a god to the rest of the gods in terms of his true vast power. On Apokolips the state ReligionOfEvil goes so far as to cultivate worship of Darkseid as [[GodIsEvil God himself.]]
* {{Darkseid}} is GodEmperor of [[{{Dystopia}} Apokolips]] and thus King of that world's NewGods; however, though some writers forget it, the Darkseid that rules the planet is merely [[FightingAShadow an avatar]] of the ''real'' Darkseid, who is trapped on the Source Wall and thanks to such practices as [[MegaManning stealing the power of entire pantheons of other gods]], is pretty much a god to the rest of the gods in terms of his true vast power. On Apokolips the state ReligionOfEvil goes so far as to cultivate worship of Darkseid as [[GodIsEvil God himself.]]
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** The Egyptian religion also included the concept of a deity "mightier than the gods," though more as a matter of theology than actual worship. This deity was rarely depicted iconographically, and writers had no fixed name to refer to him/her. Attempts to illustrate the god beyond the gods generally involved combining the iconography of several deities together into a hermaphroditic, multi-armed, multi-headed, multi-winged entity somewhat entity reminiscent of Hindu deities.
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** The Egyptian religion also included the concept of a deity "mightier than the gods," though more as a matter of theology than actual worship. This deity was rarely depicted iconographically, and writers had no fixed name to refer to him/her. Attempts to illustrate the god beyond the gods generally involved combining the iconography of several deities together into a hermaphroditic, multi-armed, multi-headed, multi-winged entity somewhat entity reminiscent of Hindu deities.
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* There were French settlers that concluded the "Great Spirit" recognized by many of the Amerindian groups they encountered was the same God they believed. Unfortunately, this way of thinking did not become too popular with their successors.
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* ''{{Exalted}}'' '''used''' to have Malfeas, Divine Tyrant of the [[TheOldGods Primordials]], the beings that created the gods, but then the Exalted [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed some of them and crippled the rest]], letting the Unconquered Sun become the King of the Gods.
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* ''{{Exalted}}'' '''used''' to have Malfeas, Divine Tyrant of the [[TheOldGods [[OurTitansAreDifferent Primordials]], the beings that created the gods, but then the Exalted [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killed some of them and crippled the rest]], letting the Unconquered Sun become the King of the Gods.
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* '''KingOfTheGods:''' Not that different from the rest of the gods, but he tends to have the benefits of AuthorityEqualsAsskicking in full effect. He's often applicable to YouKillItYouBoughtIt if someone challenges his title. See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Gods this]] article on {{Wikipedia}} for more info on these types.
* '''GodOfGods:''' This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
* '''GodOfGods:''' This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
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*'''GodOfGods:''' '''God of Gods:''' This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
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* ''TheDeedOfPaksenarrion'' has two: the High Lord, whom [[spoiler:Paks eventually becomes a paladin of]], and Liart, the High Lord's EvilCounterpart.
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* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', the pagan gods are more or less on the level of most of the monsters that the humans fight, likely as a result of GodsNeedPrayerBadly. In contrast, the angels are largely untouchable, with few exceptions, and the most effective way of killing an angel thus far in the story has been to [[spoiler: persuade another angel in one way or another to do so, with Zachariah as the sole exception]]. Then consider that even in their own belief system they aren't the top of the food chain, and we have this trope.
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* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', the pagan gods are more or less on the level of most of the monsters that the humans fight, likely as a result of GodsNeedPrayerBadly. In contrast, the angels are largely untouchable, with few exceptions, and the most effective way of killing an angel thus far in the story has been to [[spoiler: persuade [[spoiler:persuade another angel in one way or another to do so, with Zachariah as the sole exception]]. Then consider that even in their own belief system they aren't the top of the food chain, and we have this trope.
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** Another forgotten realms(though often bleeds into other settings) feature is that while the standard(read: human) pantheon lacks a "Top god"(at least publicly, Ao and his boss work in the shadows and most mortals don't know about them), the racial pantheons of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent goblins]], and [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]] tend to have a designated ruler/leader among them. As ''ForgottenRealms'' holds to the DivineRanks trope, the top god in the racial pantheons tends to be the only "greater god" among them, the others being intermediate or lesser deities.
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** Another forgotten realms(though Forgotten Realms feature (though it often bleeds into other settings) feature is that while the standard(read: standard (read: human) pantheon lacks a "Top god"(at god" (at least publicly, publicly; Ao and his boss work in the shadows and most mortals don't know about them), the racial pantheons of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent goblins]], and [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]] tend to have a designated ruler/leader among them. As ''ForgottenRealms'' holds to the DivineRanks trope, the top god in the racial pantheons tends to be the only "greater god" among them, the others being intermediate or lesser deities.
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* In ''TheSilmarillion'' there is Eru Iluvatar (who is meant to be the Christian God), who rules over the Ainur (angels equivalents to "lesser gods"). This was one of the ways that Tolkien--a devout Catholic--reconciled his fictional world to his deeply-held religious beliefs. There's also Manwe, who is the leader and most powerful of the Valar (the 14- 15 if you count [[GodOfEvil Morgoth]]- strongest Ainur) and functions as a King of Gods under Eru's ultimate lordship.
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* In ''TheSilmarillion'' there is Eru Iluvatar (who is meant to be the Christian God), who rules over the Ainur (angels equivalents to "lesser gods"). This was one of the ways that Tolkien--a devout Catholic--reconciled his fictional world to his deeply-held religious beliefs. There's also Manwe, who is the leader and most powerful of the Valar (the 14- 15 if you count [[GodOfEvil Morgoth]]- strongest Ainur) and functions as a King of Gods under Eru's ultimate lordship.
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* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', the pagan gods are more or less on the level of most of the monsters that the humans fight, likely as a result of GodsNeedPrayerBadly. In contrast, the angels are largely untouchable, with few exceptions, and the most effective way of killing an angel thus far in the story has been to [[spoiler: persuade another angel in one way or another to do so, with Zachariah as the sole exception]]. Then consider that even in their own belief system they aren't the top of the food chain, and we have this trope.
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* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', the pagan gods are more or less on the level of most of the monsters that the humans fight, likely as a result of GodsNeedPrayerBadly. In contrast, the angels are largely untouchable, with few exceptions, and the most effective way of killing an angel thus far in the story has been to [[spoiler: persuade another angel in one way or another to do so, with Zachariah as the sole exception]]. Then consider that even in their own belief system they aren't the top of the food chain, and we have this trope.
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* In ''TheSilmarillion'' there is Eru Iluvatar (who is meant to be the Christian God), who rules over the Ainur (angels equivalents to "lesser gods"). This was one of the ways that Tolkien--a devout Catholic--reconciled his fictional world to his deeply-held religious beliefs.
** There's also Manwe, who is the leader and most powerful of the Valar (the 14- 15 if you count [[GodOfEvil Morgoth]]- strongest Ainur) and functions as a King of Gods under Eru's ultimate lordship.
** There's also Manwe, who is the leader and most powerful of the Valar (the 14- 15 if you count [[GodOfEvil Morgoth]]- strongest Ainur) and functions as a King of Gods under Eru's ultimate lordship.
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* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finally clarifies the nature of the Gods and Goddesses of Hyrule. The Golden Goddesses of the Triforce are the Gods of Gods, but the Hylia is the Queen of the Gods, and Demise is the King of Demons. Its interesting to note that Demise seems to be about as powerful as Hylia though...
* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finally clarifies the nature of the Gods and Goddesses of Hyrule. The Golden Goddesses of the Triforce are the Gods of Gods, but the Hylia is the Queen of the Gods, and Demise is the King of Demons. Its interesting to note that Demise seems to be about as powerful as Hylia though...
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* King of the gods: Not that different from the rest of the gods, but he tends to have the benefits of AuthorityEqualsAsskicking in full effect. He's often applicable to YouKillItYouBoughtIt if someone challenges his title. See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Gods this]] article on {{Wikipedia}} for more info on these types.
* God of gods: This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
* God of gods: This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
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*God of gods: '''GodOfGods:''' This version is as far beyond the other gods as they are beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
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* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finally clarifies the nature of the Gods and Goddesses of Hyrule. The Golden Goddesses of the Triforce are the Gods of Gods, but the Hylia is the Queen of the Gods, and Demise is the King of Demons. Its interesting to note that Demise seems to be about as powerful as Hylia though...
* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finally clarifies the nature of the Gods and Goddesses of Hyrule. The Golden Goddesses of the Triforce are the Gods of Gods, but the Hylia is the Queen of the Gods, and Demise is the King of Demons. Its interesting to note that Demise seems to be about as powerful as Hylia though...
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** ItGotWorse when it's revealed in ''TheThanosImperative'' that Shuma-Gorath is merely one member of an ''entire pantheon'' of these things called the Many-Angled Ones.
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* In the MarvelUniverse some particularly powerful demons and magical entities are worshipped as gods, or even God, by other beings who are themselves worshipped as deities and have the power to back it up. Shuma-Gorath, for instance, has relied on numerous gods and demons to do its bidding and has a massive power difference to back it up. Mephisto and Sataanish, demons who in their own realms are nigh-omnipotent, are said to be like "mice in a great temple" compared to even one of Shuma-Gorath's ''weaker'' forms. It is the ruler of literaly hundreds of universes and worshipped in thousands more, so the fact that it is a GodOfEvil makes its power particularly worrying.
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* Fate and Destiny in [[http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/19769 The Legend of Link: Lucky Number 13]]. They ''created'' the lesser gods and control their very destinies on a level few of them truly understand. However, they are not invincible - they were unable to kill [[LegionsOfHell the Originals]] or their descendant Hadrian, and are eventually surpassed by another god.
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* In ''{{Warbreaker}}'', the Returned are the gods of Hallandren, and their leader is Susebron the God-King. [[spoiler: Played with in that Susebron is actually a figurehead for his priesthood, and the Returned are ''not'' gods in BrandonSanderon's wider cosmology, though their followers certainly regard them as such]].
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* In ''{{Warbreaker}}'', the Returned are the gods of Hallandren, and their leader is Susebron the God-King. [[spoiler: Played with in that Susebron is actually a figurehead for his priesthood, and the Returned are ''not'' gods in BrandonSanderon's wider cosmology, though their followers certainly regard them as such]].
* In ''{{Warbreaker}}'', the Returned are the gods of Hallandren, and their leader is Susebron the God-King. [[spoiler: Played with in that Susebron is actually a figurehead for his priesthood, and the Returned are ''not'' gods in BrandonSanderon's wider cosmology, though their followers certainly regard them as such]].
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* The ''InheritanceTrilogy'' has the Maelstrom, the primordial creative force which birthed the universe and may or may not be sentient, as a variation God of Gods, and also the Three (Nahadoth, god of darkness and chaos; Itempas, god of light and order; Enefah, goddess of balance) who collectively function as Kings and Queen of the gods. When the Three fall out of harmony, or any time the Maelstrom's attention is drawn to the physical world, ''bad'' things happen...
* The ''InheritanceTrilogy'' has the Maelstrom, the primordial creative force which birthed the universe and may or may not be sentient, as a variation God of Gods, and also the Three (Nahadoth, god of darkness and chaos; Itempas, god of light and order; Enefah, goddess of balance) who collectively function as Kings and Queen of the gods. When the Three fall out of harmony, or any time the Maelstrom's attention is drawn to the physical world, ''bad'' things happen...
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* Most of the nonhuman pantheons in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' have their own "leader" deity--Corellon for the elves, Moradin for the dwarves, Garl for the gnomes, Yondalla for the halflings, Gruumsh for the orcs, Maglubiyet for the goblins, and so on.
* Most of the nonhuman pantheons in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' have their own "leader" deity--Corellon for the elves, Moradin for the dwarves, Garl for the gnomes, Yondalla for the halflings, Gruumsh for the orcs, Maglubiyet for the goblins, and so on.
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* In ''{{Dragonlance}}'', Highgod is the supreme being analogous to Yahweh who created the other gods.
* In ''{{Dragonlance}}'', Highgod is the supreme being analogous to Yahweh who created the other gods.
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* In ''TheSilmarillion'' there is Eru Iluvatar (who is meant to be ''the'' God), who rules over the Ainur (the equivalents of "lesser gods"). This was one of the ways that Tolkien--a devout Catholic--reconciled his fictional world to his deeply-held religious beliefs.
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* Egyptian religion had different gods on top in different periods of their history. Re, Amun, Atum, Amun-Re, Ptah, and Isis all had their turn at the pinnacle of the pantheon.
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* The Egyptian religion included this concept, though more as a matter of theology than actual worship. This god was rarely depicted iconographically, and writers had no fixed name to refer to him/her. Attempts to illustrate the god beyond the gods generally involved combining the iconography of several deities together into a hermaphroditic, multi-armed, multi-headed, multi-winged entity reminiscent of Hindu gods.
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* Egyptian religion had different kings of the gods in different periods of their history. Re, Amun, Atum, Amun-Re, Ptah, and Isis all had their turn at the pinnacle of the pantheon.
** The Egyptian religion also included the concept of a deity "mightier than the gods," though more as a matter of theology than actual worship. This deity was rarely depicted iconographically, and writers had no fixed name to refer to him/her. Attempts to illustrate the god beyond the gods generally involved combining the iconography of several deities together into a hermaphroditic, multi-armed, multi-headed, multi-winged entity somewhat entity reminiscent of Hindu deities.
** The Egyptian religion also included the concept of a deity "mightier than the gods," though more as a matter of theology than actual worship. This deity was rarely depicted iconographically, and writers had no fixed name to refer to him/her. Attempts to illustrate the god beyond the gods generally involved combining the iconography of several deities together into a hermaphroditic, multi-armed, multi-headed, multi-winged entity somewhat entity reminiscent of Hindu deities.
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* The Zoroastrian Ahura Mazda is similar to the supreme being of Abrahamic religions, but rules over a pantheon of divine or angelic figures called Ahuras, Amesha Spentas, and Yazatas.
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* In MesopotamianMythology Marduk, Enki/Ea, Enlil/El, and Ashur all got honor in different places and times.
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** Seth himself first took down (and cut up) Osiris, who become god of the afterlife.
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* God of gods: This version is as far beyond the other gods as he is beyond [[PunyEarthlings mortals]]. He is often a stand-in for the Abrahamic {{God}}, or at least a CrystalDragonJesus {{Expy}}. Rarely do the "lesser" gods worship this being, although they may. It depends on the work in question. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism Henotheism]] in RealLife.
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* The Judeo-Christian {{God}} may or may not be an example, if you consider [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]] to be something akin to "little gods".
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