Glossary:Elderspawn

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 * Title            = Elderspawn
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 * Definition       = The Elderspawn are the offspring of the Elder Gods.

The Elderspawn includes:
 * The Serpent-Men, the Man-Serpents, the Dragon Kings, the Snakes of Many Colors, and the Snake Clan, and various monstrous beings, such as Echidna, spawns of the spawns of Set.
 * The N'Garai, Varcolac, his Wolf Men offspring,{{r|Marvel Zombies Handbook #1|; Demons's entry}} and his fellow Wolf Lords Garmr "the Hellhound", Lycaon "Bloodhound" and Gaueko "the Night Beast", the Ape Men, the Man-Bats of Ur-Xanarrh the Harpies, the Goblins, and possibly the Nightgaunts, spawns of Chthon.{{r|Marvel Tarot #1|; Wolf Book}}
 * Omm and the Spider People, spawns of Gaea.{{r|Marvel Zombies Handbook #1|; Demons's entry}}
 * The Flying Fiends.{{r|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 4 18|; Werewolf's entry}}
 * The Earth-gods, birthed by Gaea via Demiurge, Atum and others, are seemingly to be considered as Elderspawn.
 * The Ennead were the spawns of Atum.

Chthon's creations such as Dragonus, Dwarf, Hellhound, the Midwife, Monstrosity, Nezaral, Troids, Whisperer, Wish-Demon were stated to be either his spawn or magical creations.{{r|Marvel Zombies Handbook #1|; Demons's entry}} Another statement list the Hellhound as one of the Wolf Lords of the Wolf Men,{{r|Marvel Tarot #1|; Wolf Book}} and as such an Elderspawn.

Atum, Damballah, Ishiti, Phorcys, Sligguth, Tartessus, Yamato-no-Orichi and the Dragon of the Moon were seemingly not included among the Elderspawn.{{r|Marvel Zombies Handbook #1|; Demons's entry}}

They are considered elder races.{{r|Marvel Tarot #1|; Wolf Book}}

History
The Elderspawn are the offspring of the Elder Gods, the spawns of the Demiurge.

When Set killed and absorbed Hyppus' life energy, all of the Elder Gods, save for Oshtur (who was exploring the universe at that time) and Gaea (who cared for the new liforms in Earth's oceans), began preying on each other. Gaea summoned the Demiurge, mated with him, birthing the first of he new gods, Atum. Atum slew the demonic Elder Gods, turning into the Demogorge and causing Set and Chthon to flee..

Afterwards, some of Elderspawn remained, returned, or were birthed.

Legacy
The Elder Race, a seemingly humanoid race that predated humanity, and was composed of numerous wizards, has been speculated to be descended from Elderspawn.


 * SeeAlso          = Elder Gods, Elder Race, Elder Races

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