theogony
noun/θiˈɒɡəni/UK/θiˈɑːɡəni/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía). By surface analysis, theo- + -gony.
- borrowed from θεογονία
Definitions
The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
- Near-synonym: apotheosis
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for theogony. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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