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Eternity is one of the ruling cosmic entities in Marvel Comics and while not a traditional hero is more often depicted as a positive rather than a negative and can thus be compared to gods of other works : Eternity is the "brother" of Infinity and embodies all of time just as Infinity embodies all of space.
Eternity is also a sibling to Galactus and Death, who are seen in a more negative light (with the exception of Galactus' true form as the Life-Bringer) - there are other villainous cosmic entities connected to Eternity such as Entropy, Abraxas and the First Firmament.
Likewise, being the embodiment of all time, Eternity has "fathered" a great many other cosmic entities and these can vary from benevolent to malevolent - as is the nature of the universe itself.
Eternity has a long history with Doctor Strange and while often kept himself distant from mortals became a more active character as Marvel progressed: in recent times it has been revealed that Eternity is but a smaller avatar for the true Eternity, who, alongside his sister; the Multiverse version of Infinity, embodies the entire Marvel Multiverse and is but one of many such beings.
Traditionally Eternity is seen as among the strongest known "M-Body" abstracts in Marvel, this has dramatically altered over many years of storytelling but even in recent stories it is considered a very dire situation if Eternity is in danger and usually signals the arrival of a cosmic-scale threat.