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Eternatus may be based on several accounts of antagonistic {{wp|giant}}s in mythology and literature, specially {{wp|Ysbaddaden}}, the king of the {{wp|Giants (Welsh folklore)|giants}} that resides in a nigh unreachable castle. Ysbaddaden first appears in ''{{wp|Culhwch and Olwen}}'', a Welsh {{wp|Matter of Britain|Arthurian tale}} that is also the first account to name King Arthur's sword {{wp|Excalibur}} and his shield Wynebgwrthucher. In addition, its coming from space and dragon-like appearance may be a reference to {{wp|King Uther Pendragon}}, Arthur's father that acquired his {{wp|epithet}} and started using dragons on his {{wp|Heraldic_flag#Standard|standard}}s after witnessing a dragon-shaped comet.  

 

Its overall body shape resembles the skeletal remains of a dragon, with the {{wp|ribcage}} shaped like a {{wp|cannon}}. Its Eternamax form may be based on the biblical {{wp|Serpents in the Bible|Seven Headed Dragon}}, that in the {{wp|Book of Revelation}} throws one-third of the stars down to earth and is ultimately is banished to earth with the {{wp|Nephilim}}, the Hebrew giants, an event that ultimately leads to the {{wp|end time}}. This account may be the origin of the item [[Wishing Star]] and the [[Darkest Day]].

Eternatus may be derived from ''aeternatus'' (Latin for immortalized), and ''Thanatus'' (Latin transliteration of {{wp|Thanatos}}, the personification of death in Greek Mythology).