Theogony

//θɪˈɑːɡənɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

    "This Phoenician history includes the cosmogony and theogony of the Phoenicians. In the theogony, Ourianos (Sky) has four children by his wife-sister Gē (Earth): Ēlos (interpreted as Kronos), Baitlos, Dagōn (Sitōn), and Atlas."

  2. 2
    the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods wordnet

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"This Phoenician history includes the cosmogony and theogony of the Phoenicians. In the theogony, Ourianos (Sky) has four children by his wife-sister Gē (Earth): Ēlos (interpreted as Kronos), Baitlos, Dagōn (Sitōn), and Atlas."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía).

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