◒
Difference between revisions of "God Beyond"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Reinhartmax (talk | contribs) |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|books=[[Elantris (book)| Elantris]], [[The Emperor's Soul]], [[Mistborn Era 2]], [[Shadows for Silence]], [[The Stormlight Archive]], [[The Sunlit Man]] |
|books=[[Elantris (book)| Elantris]], [[The Emperor's Soul]], [[Mistborn Era 2]], [[Shadows for Silence]], [[The Stormlight Archive]], [[The Sunlit Man]] |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{quote |
{{quote |
||
|She was a woman. Good at lying, they are. The God Beyond made'm that way. |
|She was a woman. Good at lying, they are. The God Beyond made'm that way. |
||
|[[Wayne]]{{book ref|mb4|10}} |
|[[Wayne]]{{book ref|mb4|10}} |
||
}} |
}} |
||
| ⚫ | The '''God Beyond''' or the '''Unknown God''' is a god that is worshiped on multiple [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the [[cosmere]].{{book ref|aol|10}}{{wob ref|4089}}{{book ref|sfs}} It is a belief in a greater God of the universe beyond entities like Shards, and presumably Adonalsium itself.{{wob ref|697}} It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to [[Adonalsium]] or to the [[Beyond]].{{wob ref|6555}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | The '''God Beyond''' or the '''Unknown God''' is a god that is worshiped on multiple [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the [[cosmere]].{{book ref|aol|10}}{{wob ref|4089}}{{book ref|sfs}} It is a belief in a greater God of the universe beyond entities like Shards.{{wob ref|697}} It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to [[Adonalsium]] or to the [[Beyond]].{{wob ref|6555}} |
||
== Mentions of the religion == |
== Mentions of the religion == |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
||
* The relation between the [[Beyond]] and the God Beyond, like most questions about the Beyond, is currently [[RAFO]]'d.{{wob ref|6555}} |
* The relation between the [[Beyond]] and the God Beyond, like most questions about the Beyond, is currently [[RAFO]]'d.{{wob ref|6555}} |
||
| + | * Brandon Sanderson has compared the God Beyond to various Gnostic interpretations of God.{{wob ref|697}} |
||
| − | *According to Silence Montane, the symbol for the religion worshiping the God Beyond is a silver dagger. |
+ | * According to Silence Montane, the symbol for the religion worshiping the God Beyond is a silver dagger. |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
||
Revision as of 19:28, 3 May 2024
| God Beyond | |
|---|---|
| Type | Religion |
| World of Origin | Sel, Scadrial, Threnody, Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
“She was a woman. Good at lying, they are. The God Beyond made'm that way. ”
The God Beyond or the Unknown God is a god that is worshiped on multiple planets in the cosmere.[1][2][3] It is a belief in a greater God of the universe beyond entities like Shards, and presumably Adonalsium itself.[4] It is unknown what relationship the God Beyond has to Adonalsium or to the Beyond.[5]
Mentions of the religion
- On Roshar, Hoid refers to the God Beyond in a parable while talking with Shallan.[8] Dalinar also casually mentions the God Beyond while talking to Kaladin.[9] Nomad states that he believes in the God Beyond while on Canticle.[10]
- On Sel, it is referred to as the Unknown God by the MaiPon, although this is indeed the same as the God Beyond.[2] Wan ShaiLu prays to the Unknown God,[11] and her people relate it to the rocks that fell from the sky.[12] Additionally, while attempting to become an Elantrian at Devotion's Perpendicularity, Hoid thinks that the lights of the restored city of Elantris seem to ascend "to the Unknown God's domain itself."[13]
- On Threnody, Silence Montane and her daughter William Ann swear to the God Beyond.[3]
Trivia
- The relation between the Beyond and the God Beyond, like most questions about the Beyond, is currently RAFO'd.[5]
- Brandon Sanderson has compared the God Beyond to various Gnostic interpretations of God.[4]
- According to Silence Montane, the symbol for the religion worshiping the God Beyond is a silver dagger.
Notes
- ↑ a b c The Alloy of Law chapter 10#
- ↑ a b /r/fantasy AMA 2013
— Arcanum - 2013-04-15# - ↑ a b Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell#
- ↑ a b The Alloy of Law Annotations
— Arcanum - 2014-03-14# - ↑ a b Calamity Chicago signing
— Arcanum - 2016-02-22# - ↑ Shadows of Self chapter 13#
- ↑ Shadows of Self prologue#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 45#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 10#
- ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 39#
- ↑ The Emperor's Soul - Day 2#
- ↑ The Emperor's Soul - Day 98#
- ↑ Elantris postscript#
This article is still missing information. Please help The Coppermind by expanding it.