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the⋅og⋅o⋅ny

[thee-og-uh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
1. the origin of the gods.
2. an account of this; a genealogical account of the gods.

Origin:
1605–15; < Gk theogonía. See theo-, -gony
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the·og·o·ny     (thē-ŏg'ə-nē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. the·og·o·nies
An account of the origin and genealogy of the gods.
the'o·gon'ic (-ə-gŏn'ĭk) adj.
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theogony 
1612, "the account of the birth or genealogy of the gods," from Gk. theogonia "generation or birth of the gods," from theos "a god" (see Thea) + -gonia "a begetting."

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theogony

noun
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods 

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Theogony

The*og"o*ny\, n. [L. theogonia, Gr. ?; ? a god + the root of ? to be born. See Theism, and Genus.] The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.

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