The Sphere of the Gods is a metaphysical reality that is the home to all the gods and extradimensional creatures of the Post-Flashpoint Multiverse and is the source of all magic existent.
History
The Sphere of the Gods is a metaphysical reality whose inhabitants exist on a higher plane of existence than the inhabitants of the 52 realities that make up the Orrery of Worlds, but on a lower plane of existence than the denizens of the reality known as the Monitor Sphere.
At the dawn of creation, magic existed in its raw form within the plane that would become the Sphere of the Gods. It was promising and pure, as it surrounded the forming Multiverse. From that energy, the first magical being shaped herself out of the cosmos.[4]
The Sphere of the Gods is home to most if not all of the Gods and Immortals that exist outside the Multiverse, who each reside in one of eight larger realms that make up the Sphere of the Gods.
Each of these eight realms act as a polar opposite to another realm within the Sphere of the Gods, such as the shining New Genesis which acts as the polar opposite to the fiery Apokolips. Within each realm are many smaller discrete domains such as Asgard and Mount Olympus within Skyland and Gemworld and Myrra within the Dreaming.
Each of the realms within the Sphere of the Gods is directly connected to at least 1 reality within the Orrery of Worlds which greatly affects the natures and developments of the universes they are connected to, as well as those in close relative proximity to them such as in the case of Earth 11.
Travel between the Sphere of the Gods and the other planes of existence in the Multiverse is normally not possible, but can be artificially achieved through the use of a Boom Tube or a Shift Ship. Natural portals to the Sphere of the Gods have been known to exist within the Orrery of the Worlds such as Greece's Mount Olympus serving as a portal to the portion of Skyland that the Gods of Olympus reside in.
The Sphere of the Gods is also the fount from which all magic flows into the Multiverse and grants the gods and those who have godlike abilities their power, making it one of The Seven Forces of the Universe.[5] The fact that the Sphere of the Gods is the source of all magic is the reason why all the beings who originate from this reality wield great power and are considered gods by the beings who exist on the lower plains of existence.
Points of Interest
- Apokolips
- The Bayou
- Blood Reef
- The Dreaming
- Dreamherst
- The Fair Lands/Faerie/Fairyland/Alfheim
- Gemworld
- Land of the Nighshades
- Purple Plateau
- Nightmare Realm
- The Oneirosphere
- Shores of Night
- Emerald Space
- Endless Staircase
- The Festival
- Final Heaven
- Forgotten Zone
- The Fulcrum
- Fulcrum of the Clouds
- Galactica (Destroyed)
- Garden of Forking Ways
- Graveyard of Gods[6]
- Ossuaria Dei
- Heaven
- Garden of Eden
- Tree of Knowledge
- Tree of Life
- Seven Heavens
- Silver City
- Garden of Eden
- Hell
- The Circles of Hell
- The Fifth Circle/"Wrath"
- The Sixth Circle/"Heresy"
- The Seventh Circle/"Violence"
- The Suicide Forest
- The Eighth Circle/Malebolge
- Azarath
- Masak Mavdil
- Seven Hells
- Six Kingdoms of Trigon
- The Circles of Hell
- The Hollow/Reality Stream
- House of Horror
- Kor
- Lightbringer World
- Litharge
- Magiclands
- Darklands
- Funlands
- Gamelands
- Monsterlands
- Wozenderlands
- Oz
- Wonderland
- Wildlands
- Myrra[7] (Destroyed)
- Geranth
- Pytharia
- New Genesis
- Purgatory
- Ra-Realm
- Realm of Chaos
- Realm of Order
- Shangri-La
- Skyland
- Aaru
- The Bardo Realm/"Nirvana"
- Citadel of Argo
- Floating Kingdom
- Heavenly Realm
- Hightower
- Mount Olympus
- Mount Sumeru/Mount Meru
- Nine Worlds
- Orchard of the Dead
- Realm of Animals
- Realm of Demigods
- Thirteen Heavens
- Thrice-Nine Kingdom
- Tir Na Nóg
- Spirit World
- Jade Tower
- The Underbelly
- Sunken Forest
- Sunless Lands
- Underworld
- Duat
- Diyu
- Guinée
- Hades
- Helheim/Hel
- Irkalla
- Jahannam
- Kur
- Lesser Ma'aleca'andra
- Mictlan
- Naraka
- Niflheim
- Patala
- Phantom Zone/Ghost Zone/"The Land of No Return"
- Aethyropolis
- Crooked House
- The Necromantic Roads
- The Svartalfar Brothers' Winery
- Sunless Lands
- The Threshold
- Unspoken Water
- Urgrund (Destroyed)
- Worlds' End
Residents
Main List: Sphere of the Gods Characters
- Angels
- Demons
- The Endless
- Old Gods
- New Gods
- Parademons
- Aboriginal Australian Gods
- Anunnaki
- Asgardians
- Celtic Gods
- Orishas
- Gods of Atlantis
- Gods of Brazil
- Gods of China
- Monkey King
- Nezha (Formerly)
- Red Boy (Formerly)
- King Bull Demon
- Princess Iron Fan
- Gods of Egypt
- Gods of Japan
- Gods of Mexico
- Gods of Oceania
- Gods of Olympus
- Taíno Gods
- Titans
- Gods of the Philippines
- Gods of Rome
- Kwakwakaʼwakw Gods
- Hawaiian Gods
- Zoroastrian Gods
- Hindu Gods
- Inca Gods
- Amethyst
Notes
- It was originally stated in Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #3 that the dimension known as the Other Place was the source of all magic, but this was contradicted a year later in Justice League (Volume 4) #30 which says that it is actually the Sphere of the Gods that is the source of all magic. These contradictory statements were finally elaborated on in Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour #1 where it was revealed that the Sphere of the Gods is the source of magic for those who originate from the regular Multiverse while the Other Place is the source of magic for those who originate from the Dark Multiverse.
- A version of the Sphere of the Gods already existed in the original version of the Multiverse.[8]
- An infinite number of versions of the Sphere of Gods (and its realms) also exists in the Hypertime.[9][10]
Trivia
- The Sphere of the Gods has similar role in the Multiversal structure to Earth 3 as the Sphere of the Gods is the source of all magic in the Multiverse, where as Earth 3 is the source of all evil in the Multiverse.
- It is also similar to Zerox as it is the central hub for all the magical realms.
See Also
- Characters from Sphere of the Gods
- Other things related to Sphere of the Gods
- Sphere of the Gods's Comic Appearances
- Reality Gallery: Sphere of the Gods
Links and References
References
- ↑ Infinite Frontier #2
- ↑ Superman (Volume 6) #11
- ↑ John Constantine: Hellblazer - Dead in America #2
- ↑ Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour #1
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #30
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #12
- ↑ Justice League Dark (Volume 2) #5
- ↑ Justice League (Volume 4) #22
- ↑ Future State: Wonder Woman #1
- ↑ Future State: Suicide Squad #2