They ruled over reality, the spirit world, and the astral world. They were deities who ruled over various races and were truly deities, the ancient gods.
Ancient Gods (古神, Gǔ shén) refer to the eight Ancient Gods of the Second Epoch. "They" ruled the world with the various Subsidiary Gods who followed "Them."
In the records of the City of Silver, the eight Ancient Gods were described as violent, evil, cruel, and terrifying.[1]
History[]
After the demise of the Primordial God Almighty and the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, the world was filled with chaos and madness until Beyonder races eventually gained some rationality.[2] Over time, with the purification of Beyonder Characteristics, the major races evolved their own characters and civilizations, and eight Ancient Gods emerged one after another, each dominating one of the 22 Standard Pathways, and some held additional authorities of other Pathways. "They" ruled over the sky, land, and oceans; as well as the Spirit World, the Astral World, and various races.[3]
"They" fought against each other in different camps: the quasi-humans, the non-humans, the devils, and the demonic wolves.[2] Three of the Ancient Gods perished together at the end of the Early Era of Fire of the Second Epoch: the Sanguine Ancestor Lilith, the Mutated King Kvastir, and the Annihilation Demonic Wolf Flegrea.[4]
In the Dawn Era of the Second Epoch, the Ancient Sun God emerged and slayed the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt and the Elf King Soniathrym, and reclaimed "Their" authorities. Subsequently, the Giant King Aurmir and the Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace were severely wounded—one passing power to the next generation, the other fragmenting across the Southern Continent. The Devil Monarch Farbauti was also wounded but managed to flee to the Abyss and was the only Ancient God surviving in "Their" original form to later epochs, where "He" was known as the Dark Side of the Universe.[5]
Characteristics[]
The Ancient Gods didn't advance according to the Pathway System. "Their" characteristics were a mix from different Pathways. Both of the following cases are possible:[6]
- "Their" 3 Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics come from different Pathways.
- "They" have other Sequence 1 characteristics and Uniquenesses aside from the 3 Sequence 1 characteristics and Uniqueness constituting a True God.
"They" are known for "Their" madness, cruelty, violence, and bloodlust. The absence of an ascension ritual is one aspect that led to the cognitive breakdown of the Ancient Gods, while the heterocoagulation of Beyonder Characteristics (i.e., the process where non-neighboring Beyonder Characteristics coagulate together) is another aspect. However, "Their" apotheosis is indeed at the deity level. In addition, they are stronger than the subsequent True Gods of the current time.[7][8]
List of 8 Ancient Gods[]
| Camp | Ancient God | Cornerstone Pathway | Additional Pathways | Sefirot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quasi-humans | Sanguine Ancestor Lilith |  Moon[9]
|
 Mother
|
|
| Elf King Soniathrym† |  Tyrant
|
Unknown | ||
| Giant King Aurmir† |  Twilight Giant
|
 Error
|
River of Eternal Darkness (Partial Control Through the Proxy Authority)[14] | |
| Non-humans | Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt |  Visionary
|
 White Tower[15]
|
Chaos Sea (Negative Personality) |
| Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace† |  Death
|
 Door
|
River of Eternal Darkness (Distributary) | |
| Mutated King Kvastir† |  Chained
|
Unknown | ||
| Independent Beings | Annihilation Demonic Wolf Flegrea† |  Darkness
|
 Fool
|
|
| Devil Monarch Farbauti |  Abyss
|
Chained
|
Trivia[]
- The term "Ancient Gods" (古神) is also referred to as the Elder Gods or Elder Deities in the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft. They are a type of deities, and they oppose the Outer Gods and the Great Old Ones. In Cthulhu Mythos, they are no more concerned for human notions of "good" and "evil" than the beings they oppose and consider humans to be less than fleas although they can be sympathetic to humanity on occasion and their interests usually coincide with our own.[17][18]
References
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 514
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1067
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 313
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1066
- ↑ Archive:Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "An Extremely Simplified Historical Timeline of the World of Mysteries"
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Answers Regarding the Beauty Goddess Beyonder Characteristics and Supplementation of the Demoness Pathway Abilities"
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 697
- ↑ In regards to the accurate purpose/function of the “ascension rituals”, I've consulted with Cuttlefish-sensei himself
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Answers Regarding the Beauty Goddess Beyonder Characteristics and Supplementation of the Demoness Pathway Abilities"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Archive:Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Fate Pathway Rituals"#QnA, Complete Formulas Post, Question 54
- ↑ Archive:Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Mother Pathway Potion Formulas"#QnA, Question 35
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "The Completed Fool's Authority"#QnA, Question 45
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Complete Potion Formulas of the Marauder Pathway"
- ↑ Archive:Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "Giant Pathway Abilities"
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "The Completed Fool's Authority"#QnA, Question 23
- ↑ Cuttlefish's WeChat Post: "The Mother Tree of Desire Pathway"
- ↑ Elder God (Cthulhu Mythos)
- ↑ The Chronicles of the Mysteries Universe 02