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Though harkening back to this element, the designation of '''Gods of the [[Fourth Dimension]]''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Our Finest Gifts We Bring (short story)|part=13}}) or '''Gods of the Fourth''' (([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) also echoed a number of cultures' tendency of referring to them as simply '''gods''' or '''Gods''', ([[TV]]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) '''gods'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the Enemy (short story)}})) or '''[[angel]]s'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Head of State (novel)}}) Indeed, Despite the importance of Time to this species, some titles did not reference it directly. However, they often ''did'' reference either Lordship or role in Creation. | Though harkening back to this element, the designation of '''Gods of the [[Fourth Dimension]]''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Our Finest Gifts We Bring (short story)|part=13}}) or '''Gods of the Fourth''' (([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) also echoed a number of cultures' tendency of referring to them as simply '''gods''' or '''Gods''', ([[TV]]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) '''gods'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the Enemy (short story)}})) or '''[[angel]]s'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Head of State (novel)}}) Indeed, Despite the importance of Time to this species, some titles did not reference it directly. However, they often ''did'' reference either Lordship or role in Creation. | ||
Titles which referenced this people's role in the ordered universe and its genesis without emphasising their connection to time included '''Architects''' | Titles which referenced this people's role in the ordered universe and its genesis without emphasising their connection to time included '''Architects'''{{note|The French for this, '''Architectes'', was included in {{cs|Auteur and the Homeworld (poem)}}.}}, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Golden Age (novel)}}, {{cs|The Great Houses (feature)}}, {{cs|Lilith (feature)}} etc.) '''Sun Builders''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Going Once, Going Twice (short story)}}, {{cs|Out of the Box (short story)}}, etc.) '''Lightbringers''', '''Celestials''', '''''Grigori''''', {{note|The {{w|Watcher (angel)|Watchers}} (Greek: ''Grigori'') were a group of angels who rebelled against God in the apocryphal {{w|Book of Enoch}}.}}, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)}}) '''Lords of the Continua''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=The War King}}) '''Lords of the Morning Star''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Our Finest Gifts We Bring (short story)|part=23}}) '''Lords of [[Jewel (planet)|Jewel]]''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}), '''Lords of the Universe''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)}}) and '''Lords of Creation'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)}}) They were also known as the '''[[Great Race of Yith|Great Race]]'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The V Cwejes (short story)}}) | ||
A few names didn't confirm to either of these paradigms; these included '''Shadow-People''', '''[[Great House|House]]-Dwellers''', '''Perpetua''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Armored Creature of 004X (short story)}}) | A few names didn't confirm to either of these paradigms; these included '''Shadow-People''', '''[[Great House|House]]-Dwellers''', '''Perpetua''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Armored Creature of 004X (short story)}}) |