Cosmic entity (Marvel Comics)

Cosmic entities, also referred to as cosmic beings, are a type of fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They possess power on a stellar, galactic, universal, or even multiversal level, far beyond those of humans or conventional superheroes, and frequently serve some natural function in the universe.

Overview

The fictional Marvel Universe contains a number of beings in this category that are literally part of the universe, with their existence necessary to provide a certain function. Much like organs provide specific functions for the human body, these entities provide functions for the universe itself. There is no official (known) name for these beings, but they are often referred to as cosmic entities, cosmic beings or abstract entities. Many of them embody some concept or fulfill some essential need, but there are others who are considered within this reference frame simply due to their scale of power, such as the Infinites, Beyonders, Cosmic Cubes, or Watchers. Death is also considered to be a cosmic entity.

Cosmic entity

The term cosmic entity can refer to:

Religion and spirituality

  • An aspect of God in Judaism in the theology of Shneur Zalman of Liadi (d. 1812)
    • In mythology, any of the major components of the created cosmos (e.g. earth, heaven, sea, night, dawn, etc.)
    • The deification of such concepts, i.e. any cosmological deity
  • In mythology, any of the major components of the created cosmos (e.g. earth, heaven, sea, night, dawn, etc.)
  • The deification of such concepts, i.e. any cosmological deity
  • Occultism and Theosophy

  • A transcendent concept intended to replace or supplement the traditional concept of 'God':
    • In the writings of Gottfried de Purucker (1935)
    • In the writings of the Theosophist Alice Bailey (1920s-1940s)
    • In the Ascended Master Teachings, a group of religions based on Theosophy, a cosmic entity is equivalent to a cosmic being
  • In the writings of Gottfried de Purucker (1935)
  • In the writings of the Theosophist Alice Bailey (1920s-1940s)
  • In the Ascended Master Teachings, a group of religions based on Theosophy, a cosmic entity is equivalent to a cosmic being
  • Cosmic entities (DC Comics)

    In the comic books published by DC Comics, cosmic entities (also referred to as cosmic beings) are fictional characters possessing superpowers on a planetary, stellar, galactic, universal or even multiversal level, powers far beyond those of humans or conventional superheroes, and usually serving some natural function in the fictional universes in which they exist.

    Overview

    In DC Comics cosmic beings are cosmic entities and are characterized as more godlike. They do not interfere as much in reality as their Marvel Comics counterparts. They also change in power and were rare in the Golden Age of comics where superheroes in the future and past were vastly more powerful ("planet-moving" superheroes were superior to man, and depicted as gods). The magical realm usually consists of beings from other dimensions and the spiritual realm consists of ghostly beings, legends and deities usually of the past of whom are already dead. There are also stronger Heaven and Hell related beings from the religious virtues of the DC Universe, most common in the Vertigo series, which have god-like or demi-god-like powers and are directly connected with Greek Mythology. Wonder-Woman also follows a similar character base.

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