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* '''Inverted''': The currently-worshipped gods have children younger and weaker than themselves

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* '''Inverted''': The currently-worshipped gods [[TheModernGods New Gods who have children younger and weaker than themselvescome to replace the current pantheon]].
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* '''Straight''': Paleotropos is an old spirit that, while it is not as extensively worshipped as its children, is far more powerful than the current gods

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* '''Straight''': Paleotropos is an old spirit that, while it is not as extensively worshipped as its children, is far more powerful than the current godsgods.
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** Paleotropos came from an earlier mythology, and was adjusted to be a form of precursor to the current gods

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** Paleotropos came from an earlier mythology, civilization, and was abandoned or adjusted by a newcoming culture to be a form of precursor to the current godsgods.

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* '''Exaggerated''': It turns out that Paleotropos is a child of Archaeotropos, who is a child of Prototropos, and this continues

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* '''Exaggerated''': It turns out that Paleotropos is a child of Archaeotropos, who is a child of Prototropos, and this continuescontinues.



* '''Subverted''': ??
* '''Double Subverted''': ??

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* '''Subverted''': ??
Paleotropos claims to be an older and more powerful god, but is actually just a master at looking old and powerful.
* '''Double Subverted''': ??Subverted''': ... that's what he wants you to think.



** Or there are just no gods altogether.

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** Or there are just no gods altogether.altogether.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that there are different gods in our story... hrmm..."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Paleotropos seems... old. Definitely different from the other gods."
* '''Invoked''': Paleotropos killed his generation of gods, knowing that younger, less powerful gods will appear later.
* '''Defied''': The other gods [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu kill Paleotropos.]]
* '''Implied''': While Paleotropos is never stated to be this trope, there are far less references to him in the story and the few references depict him as much more powerful than younger gods.
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'''Basic Trope''': Gods that are older than the current pantheon.

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'''Basic Trope''': Gods that are older and more powerful than the current pantheon.pantheon, despite not being as heavily worshipped.
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'''Basic Trope''': Gods that are older than the current pantheon.
* '''Straight''': Paleotropos is an old spirit that, while it is not as extensively worshipped as its children, is far more powerful than the current gods
* '''Exaggerated''': It turns out that Paleotropos is a child of Archaeotropos, who is a child of Prototropos, and this continues
* '''Downplayed''': Paleotropos was alive before the current gods, but lives alongside them and seems to be only slightly stronger
* '''Justified''':
** Paleotropos came from an earlier mythology, and was adjusted to be a form of precursor to the current gods
** Paleotropos is a god of primordial elements, like day and night, while the younger gods take on more human roles, like war, peace, harvest, and households.
* '''Inverted''': The currently-worshipped gods have children younger and weaker than themselves
* '''Subverted''': ??
* '''Double Subverted''': ??
* '''Parodied''': GrandpaGod
* '''Zig Zagged''': ??
* '''Averted''': The currently worshipped gods are already the oldest beings out there.
** Or there are just no gods altogether.

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