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Theogony - 4 dictionary results

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


the⋅o⋅gon⋅ic [thee-uh-gon-ik] , adjective
the⋅og⋅o⋅nist, noun
the·og·o·ny   (thē-ŏg'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. the·og·o·nies
An account of the origin and genealogy of the gods.
the'o·gon'ic (-ə-gŏn'ĭk) adj.

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.

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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