It seems in almost every Mythology or Fantasy Pantheon known to man, there is mention of entities that came before and/or are above the gods themselves. They're often seen as being older and greater than the gods because Older Is Better, although there can be beings that are older yet weaker than the gods, and, in the least frequent cases, they may even be younger than the gods yet still be above them as they are above mortals. See Death of the Old Gods, for an explanation on why the older types may not be around anymore. If there's only one of them, see Top God. See also, Divine Ranks. Examples